Clare County Council may invite buskers to audition in order to secure a licence to operate regularly near the Cliffs of Moher.
The council is inviting prospective buskers to submit expressions of interest to busk at the site of the new Cliffs of Moher visitor centre project in north Clare.
Earlier this year, the local authority sought circuit court injunctions against 16 traders and buskers operating at the site.
But following an investigation into best practice approaches on how to deal with busking, the local authority has revised its position. "All buskers at London underground stations must pass auditions before being permitted to busk. Depending on the level of applications received, auditions may be required as part of the overall process for formal licensing at the Cliffs of Moher," according to Ger Dollard of Clare County Council.
"No judging panel has yet been formed ahead of any possible auditions but the council intends to adequately represent traditional music as well as ensuring that the visitor perspective and the spon-taneity of the activity is reflected in the assessment. These auditions, if required, will take place locally by the end of the year," Mr Dollard added.