Showcase your musical talent
Publish your musical output quickly and simply - videos and mp3s - and create a solid presence on the internet.
€5per month
€50 per year
Free to try.No credit card needed.Cancel any time.Cancel anytime.
Get 2-month free trialAll-access features
Communicate easily with customers — potential customers contact you directly via Hooley's enquiry form.
Control your listing — set up your listing exactly how you'd like it to look, with text, images, video, audio and contact info.
Excellent support — run by former musicians, we in Hooley provide full technical support and advice on how best to promote your services.
Testimonials
Hooley is a fantastic resource for anyone wishing to book musicians or bands, whatever the occasion may be. There is a dizzying array of all sorts of musicians to choose from, all over Ireland.
Why Hooley?
As Ireland’s largest directory of musicians and bands, Hooley puts your act in front of potential customers, event organisers, venues, promoters, and planners. From weddings, private parties, and corporate events to concerts, festivals, and recording projects, your music is showcased where people are actively looking to book Irish talent. Founded in 2008, Hooley has grown into a trusted, musician-led platform featuring almost 1,000 performers across a huge range of genres and styles.
Our directory is a comprehensive choice for anyone looking to book live music in Ireland. With strong search visibility, high-intent traffic, and a cost-effective subscription, Hooley delivers real value and clear return potential. Join a platform that helps people find you quickly, see and hear you perform, understand what you offer at a glance, and enquire with confidence—because we know what turns views into bookings.
The Directory
With 1000+ musicians and groups to choose from, Hooley's directory is the most comprehensive in Ireland, north and south.
Category – customers can narrow their search to one of many categories.
County – finding a string quartet or singer guitarist in a particular county is easy.
General – a user search can yield very specific results in a matter of seconds.
Direct contact — promoters, festival organizers or the general public make direct contact with musicians, or groups they are interested in, via easy-to-use contact forms.
Detailed info — comprehensive information about the musician is available, including integration with Google Maps.
The Control Panel
Easy to customize — your listing is fully controllable via the Control Panel facility. Easily add new imagery, video, audio, and all relevant details and view the results instantly.
Detailed analytics — the control panel gives you access to detailed analysis of your listing's performance on Hooley's platform.
Subscriptions — changes to your subscription or account, or cancellation of membership, is easily controlled within the control panel.
Guidance — documentation is available to help you get the most out of your listing, and we are always on hand to offer guidance.
Membership
Free & free — Hooley is free to try out, and no credit card is required. If you want to have a published listing, you can sign up to our 2 month free trial, cancellable at any time.
Subscriptions — there are two options, the monthly €5 payment or yearly €50, and both can be cancelled instantly at any time via the Control Panel.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know
Membership
What does “free to try” mean exactly?
You can sign up to Hooley without a credit/debit card, and try out its many features, including setting up a full listing. This listing will not be published on the live platform until you subscribe to one of the two membership subscriptions, both of which have a 2-month free trial. This requires credit/debit card details.
What does the “free 2-month trial” entail?
When you sign up for the free trial, you can try the service for 60 days, with no restrictions. We will however ask you for your credit card details, but will not charge you anything. This assures us that you are genuinely considering signing up to Hooley on a more permanent basis. Unless you cancel your trial within 60 days, you will automatically be put on to a paid monthly subscription (€5.00 per month) or yearly subscription (€50 per year), depending on which you have chosen. But we will remind you by email of this 2 days in advance, to make sure you haven't forgotten! You can easily convert the monthly subscription to a yearly subscription if you like.
How do I cancel the free trial?
Simply log in to the Control Panel (to which you will receive access once you sign up), go to the Account section, and click cancel. That's it! You will not be charged anything. The free trial lasts for 60 days. So this cancellation must be done within 60 days of starting the trial. You will receive a reminder email from us 2 days in advance.
How do I cancel my subscription?
Very easily. Simply log in to the Control Panel, go to the Account section, and click cancel. We will then initiate the cancellation process. You will cease to pay anything further from this date.
Publishing Requirements
What, at a minimum, do I need to get a listing published?
Once signed up, you will need to submit a. 3 high quality images, at least one video or mp3 and b. a description of your services - all done via the Control Panel. Please carefully follow the guidance given in the Control Panel when submitting media - images, videos etc.
Do I need a video for my listing?
Yes - or one MP3 recording on Soundcloud at a minimum - this is after all, a music website! If you have a video, all we require is a Youtube video link. If your video isn't hosted on Youtube, please let us know, and we will publish it on our own Youtube channel.
Support
Do you offer technical support?
We will offer whatever help we can, by email or phone, to help you get a professional-looking listing published on the Hooley platform. If you have any questions regarding membership, cancellation, or indeed adding extra listings, please don't hesitate to give us a shout or drop us a line.
What is your refund policy?
If you're unhappy with your purchase for any reason at all, email us at info@hooley.ie or call us on 01 5240100 within 30 days of starting a subscription, yearly or monthly, and we'll refund you in full - no questions asked.