Claiming your existing listing
Where's the Market? was seeded with over 400 Irish events collected from publicly available sources. If yours is one of them, it's currently marked "unconfirmed" — meaning we think it's real, but we haven't heard from the organiser yet. Claiming it lets you take control of the listing and confirm the details.
Step-by-step
- Find your event Go to wheresthemarket.ie and use the search box, county filter, or category chips to locate your event. You can search by name (e.g. "Tea for Two"), town (e.g. "Sligo") or venue.
- Click the listing to open it The detail view will open. If the status badge says "Unconfirmed" (amber dot), the event can be claimed. If it says "Confirmed" already, it may have been claimed recently — contact us if there's a problem.
- Click "Claim this event — free" A short form will open. Fill in your name, email, role (e.g. organiser, stallholder rep, venue manager), an optional phone number, and a note explaining your connection to the event.
- Submit the form You'll get an on-screen confirmation, and within a minute or two, a branded email from noreply@wheresthemarket.ie confirming your claim has been received.
- Wait for our reply Rupert personally reviews every claim. Usually within 1–2 business days you'll get a second email confirming you're verified. At that point we'll either update the listing based on what you've told us, or send you the process for editing it yourself.
What "verified" means for your listing
Once we've verified you, the status badge changes from Unconfirmed (amber) to Confirmed (green). Visitors know the details have been checked by the actual organiser, which builds trust. You can also:
- Update event details as things change (dates, times, venue)
- Request a pause if you're taking a break (e.g. winter off-season)
- Upgrade to Boosted (€2/month) for a featured placement, coral pin on the map, and top-of-results prominence
Listing a brand-new event
If your event isn't in the directory yet, you can add it with a small listing fee. The fee keeps the site ad-free, independent and focused on genuine community events.
Choose your tier
Pay once, listed for 12 months.
- Listed on county & category pages
- Included in search and map
- Auto-generated map pin
- Edit access for 12 months
Monthly subscription. Cancel anytime.
- Everything in Standard, plus:
- Featured badge + coral map pin
- Top of county & category results
- Larger card on the directory
- Cancel anytime
Not sure which to pick? If this is a one-off annual fair or you're testing the waters, go Standard. If you're a weekly or monthly market and want to stand out, Boosted is better value — at €24/year it's only €15 more and you get significantly more visibility.
Step-by-step
- Click "+ List your event" (top right) On any page of the site, the orange button in the top-right opens the listing form.
- Pick Standard or Boosted Two tiles at the top of the form. Your choice decides whether Stripe shows a one-off payment or a recurring subscription at checkout.
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Fill in the event details
- Event name — as you want it shown (e.g. "Ballaghaderreen Saturday Market")
- County & Category — pick from the dropdowns
- Venue — include full address so we can place you correctly on the map (e.g. "Community Hall, Main Street, Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon")
- When — a clear time pattern ("Every Saturday · 9am–1pm" or "Tuesdays in July · 2pm")
- Description — a few sentences about what to expect, who it's for, any notable details
- Your name, email, phone — for our records and your receipt
- Click "Continue to payment" You'll be redirected to Stripe Checkout, Ireland's most widely used secure payment processor.
- Pay by card Enter your card details. Stripe supports Visa, Mastercard, Apple Pay, Google Pay and most major cards. You'll also see a checkbox for email receipts.
- Payment confirmation You'll be redirected back to the Where's the Market? success page, and within a minute you'll get two emails: a branded receipt from Stripe, and a confirmation email from us explaining what happens next.
- We publish your event Within 1–2 business days, Rupert reviews your submission and publishes it. You'll get a third email with the live link and any questions about missing details. That's it — you're live.
After your event goes live
Changing details
For now, changes are made by email. Reply to your confirmation email or use the contact form with the changes you'd like. We usually apply them within 24 hours. A self-service editor is on the roadmap.
Pausing for a break
Many Irish markets pause for winter, school holidays or the summer. If yours does:
- Send us a quick email with your event name and "pause until [date]"
- We'll mark your listing as "On break" on the public site — visitors see a polite "this event is currently on break" notice instead of assuming you've closed forever
- When you're ready to restart, another quick email and we'll flip it back to Live
Cancelling a Boosted subscription
Your €2/month subscription can be cancelled at any time:
- Find the Stripe receipt email for any of your monthly payments
- Click the "Manage your subscription" link at the bottom
- This opens Stripe's customer portal where you can cancel with one click
When you cancel:
- Your Featured badge is removed immediately (you no longer get top placement)
- Your listing stays visible as a regular Confirmed entry for 7 days
- After 7 days, if you haven't re-subscribed, the listing is paused (not deleted — still recoverable)
- Email us to re-activate at any time
Questions organisers often ask
Is Where's the Market? a commercial site or a hobby project?
Rupert runs it independently from the west of Ireland. It's designed to be financially self-sustaining (the €9 and €2/mo fees cover hosting, email delivery and payment processing) but not profit-maximising. There are no ads and we don't sell data to marketers.
Why is there a fee at all? Other directories are free.
Free directories usually fund themselves with advertising, which clutters the experience and eventually pushes organisers into pay-to-be-seen anyway. A small listing fee keeps the site clean, means every listing has a real organiser behind it, and gives us incentive to keep the directory genuinely useful. You also get a real response from a real person when you contact us.
Can I claim a listing if I'm not the main organiser?
Yes — if you're a stallholder who knows the event, a venue manager, or a regular volunteer, you can still claim. Just be clear about your role in the claim form. If the actual organiser later claims the same event, we'll sort that out respectfully.
What if my event has been cancelled or ended permanently?
Email us and we'll mark the listing as closed. The page will stay live but clearly labelled, so people searching for the event will know rather than making a wasted journey.
Can I pay by bank transfer or invoice instead of card?
For Standard listings (€9) we currently only accept card payment via Stripe — the processing fee for a bank transfer would eat most of the listing value. For Boosted monthly subscriptions we only support cards. If you represent a council or commercial venue that needs an invoice, get in touch and we can discuss.
What's the refund policy?
If your €9 listing isn't published within 5 business days, we'll refund in full — just reply to your receipt. For Boosted subscriptions, you can cancel anytime but we don't pro-rate mid-month refunds (you keep the remaining days of the month). If there's an issue, contact us — we'll always try to be fair.
Can I list multiple events (e.g. a whole market's calendar)?
Yes. For a series of recurring events at the same venue, one listing is usually enough (describe the frequency in the "When" field). For genuinely different events at different venues, each needs its own listing. If you've got five or more to add, email us first — we can bulk-add and waive some fees for council or large-scale organisers.
Does claiming cost anything or unlock hidden fees?
No. Claiming is always free and always will be. There are no "premium features" locked behind a claim. The only paid tier is Boosted (€2/month) which gives visual prominence — and it's entirely optional.
How does Where's the Market? handle my personal data?
We only store what's needed to run the listing: your email (for billing and communication), your name and role (for verification), and anything you put in the description. We never sell data, never share it with advertisers, and you can request deletion at any time. For payments, Stripe handles card data directly — we never see or store card numbers.
Can I contribute my own photos later?
We're working on a photo upload feature. For now, reply to your confirmation email with photos attached and we'll add them manually within 1–2 business days. This is a launch-phase interim; full self-service upload is coming soon.
I'm technical — is there an API?
Not publicly (yet). The site's data is served as events.json via Cloudflare R2, so if you'd like to build something with it, get in touch. We're happy to discuss a structured API for county councils, tourism boards or aggregators.
Still have questions?
We're a small, human operation based in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon. Every email gets a real reply — usually within a day.