Applying for licence tomorow

Odysseus

Hi all, I'm collecting written permission from a second land owner in the morning, I already have the first in writing. I plan on going straight to my local station then. So I will have the written permission from two land owners, and a receipt from the gunshop. Its a .22 break barrel air-rifle I'm applying for a cert for. This is my first time to apply have I got all the stuff I need? Is there anything else I need to make the application?

Cheers.

riflehunter77

Good luck hope it goes well for you.

clivej

You should be oK with what you now have.

Best of luck and hope you don't have to wait to long for the license.

Odysseus

Cheers lads, thanks. It was just a neurotic check to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything. The local gunshop reckons it takes about 3 months for the process up here. I'm in Louth.

bunny shooter

Shooting insurance eg IFA Countryside or CAI (unless you have NARGC) would be desirable IMO

foxshooter243

if your living with your parents , then a letter from the householder to give you permission to keep a firearm in their home may be asked for;)

Odysseus

bunny shooter wrote: »

Shooting insurance eg IFA Countryside or CAI (unless uou have NARGC) would be desirable IMO

A bit late to get it now, but could you tell me a bit more about this please?

Odysseus

foxshooter243 wrote: »

if your living with your parents , then a letter from the householder to give you permission to keep a firearm in their home may be asked for;)

Cheers I'm alright on that one I'm nearly 40 and have my own home;)

bazza888

about how much does insurance cost?do you have be in a club to get it?or can you get insured on your own?

foxshooter243

Odysseus wrote: »

Cheers I'm alright on that one I'm nearly 40 and have my own home;)

sorted then ..good luck with the application:)

bunny shooter

Odysseus wrote: »

A bit late to get it now, but could you tell me a bit more about this please?

& bazza888

http://www.countrysideallianceireland.org/

http://www.countrysideallianceireland.org/

These do individual membership and you don't need to be in a club and you only need one of them NOT both. A lot of Gardai look for insurance cover too.

And best of luck with the application

bazza888

you just become a member and your covered?if your new will they take you?

bunny shooter

bazza888 wrote: »

you just become a member and your covered?if your new will they take you?

Yes, pay your money and your a member and have insurance for ALL legal fieldsports, even if your "new"

Odysseus

bunny shooter wrote: »

& bazza888

http://www.countrysideallianceireland.org/

http://www.countrysideallianceireland.org/

These do individual membership and you don't need to be in a club and you only need one of them NOT both. A lot of Gardai look for insurance cover too.

And best of luck with the application

Cheers for that info, thanks.

bazza888

thanks sorry if i interupted your thread!applied for licence today!next is insurace hope its not to expensive!

kakashka

Might be obvious but you dont mention above

Detailed letter as to why you want/need this rifle
FO asked for typed and signed version for my last app
I D might also be an idea
Good luck,i'm sure you wont have any trouble

bazza888

any idea which is best to join cai or ifa?

bunny shooter

IFA ! great discounts on phone etc

Change over phone rental and ya get FREE membership for 12 months

bazza888

the insurance you get would be a help trying get permission in new places to shoot!i pressume it covers injury to farm animals which i think would have some farmers more at ease for you to hunt

bunny shooter

bazza888 wrote: »

the insurance you get would be a help trying get permission in new places to shoot!i pressume it covers injury to farm animals which i think would have some farmers more at ease for you to hunt

Exactly and they all know about IFA

bazza888

cool really helpfull as i was worrying where i would get 300e to joing a club,after buying rifle, safe,scope, etc.im happy now.

bunny shooter

bazza888 wrote: »

......im happy now.

Dealer who sold you stuff should have advised you of this

Insurance is very important for you and for landowners peace of mind.

Think IFA Countryside is €70 per year but the discounts available are very good and €70 is just over €1 per week which is cheap insurance

bazza888

ts brill at 70e and 50e if you do a direct debit!everyone i asked before today said join a club to get insured!id love to but didnt have the money for it!so i can now be insured and have peace of mind.

bunny shooter

Clubs are an option too.

Traditional "game" clubs are usually NARGC insured which including club membership and insurance would usually be around €100 per year.

Shooting ranges membership could cost anything up to €500 for the 1st year and €275ish thereafter, which would include insurance too.

As an individual IFA or CAI offer good rates too

bazza888

the gun club where i am is 300 for the first year 150 after that,but is mostly shotguns.if i had 300 to spare id join!so i think ifa is the way for me at the moment

Odysseus

Well I have just applied now. I was told they would ring me in 7-10 days with the Super's decision at that point they will then send the paperwork to Dublin. I was told that if the Super grants my request I will then have to get a gun safe before the licence would be granted.

bunny shooter

All the best BUT I am waiting 3 x months on my latest application - phone call to Super on Tuesday to see what's happeneing

Odysseus

bunny shooter wrote: »

All the best BUT I am waiting 3 x months on my latest application - phone call to Super on Tuesday to see what's happeneing

Cheers, from what I having been reading here about waiting times I took it with a pinch of salt:pac:

bunny shooter

Odysseus wrote: »

Cheers, from what I having been reading here about waiting times I took it with a pinch of salt:pac:

All depends on efficiency and attitude of your Super & FAO. MY FAO is not the problem tbh it's the Super

clivej

It's taken 8 weeks for the Garda in the village to check the gun details are correct. Now it's gone up to the Super for approval so this is week 9.

No6

I'm at 6 weeks for them to check the details of my gun, has now been sent to Dublin (or so I am told), wait paitently for another few weeks!!! Anybody know if they will issue licences under the old system one year or will they make us wait for the new three year licences, supposedly due in August??

No6

bunny shooter wrote: »

IFA ! great discounts on phone etc

Change over phone rental and ya get FREE membership for 12 months

Thanks for that Bunny Shooter, I just changed over!!!!

bunny shooter

No6 wrote: »

Thanks for that Bunny Shooter, I just changed over!!!!

Changing over myself too Then I'll have CAI, IFA and NARGC

clivej

No6 wrote: »

I'm at 6 weeks for them to check the details of my gun, has now been sent to Dublin (or so I am told), wait paitently for another few weeks!!! Anybody know if they will issue licences under the old system one year or will they make us wait for the new three year licences, supposedly due in August??

When you get your license if it is in the current year then you will pay the €38 for whats left of this current year, May and June.

You will then have to pay for next years license when it becomes due, July on.

midlouth

What station in Louth are you applying for the licence in? I got mine all done and dusted in about four weeks.

No6

clivej wrote: »

When you get your license if it is in the current year then you will pay the €38 for whats left of this current year, May and June.

You will then have to pay for next years license when it becomes due, July on.

So it will most likely be july before they issue my licence it now being June!! will the 3 year licence be in by then??

clivej

No6 wrote: »

So it will most likely be july before they issue my licence it now being June!! will the 3 year licence be in by then??

Does a bear sh!te in the woods, your quess is as good as mine.

Odysseus

midlouth wrote: »

What station in Louth are you applying for the licence in? I got mine all done and dusted in about four weeks.

Clogherhead is my local station, so the paperwork went to the super in Drogheda. Where did you apply yourself?

midlouth

Drogheda looked after mine too and they were very quick about it around Aug last year. I was told by my local station to expect a delay as renewals were being issued at the time, but luckily there was no delay. Just have your paper work all in order, it is all you can do when initially applying. Give them a ring in a week or two to follow it up and that it was forwarded on to Drogheda.

No6

clivej wrote: »

Does a bear sh!te in the woods, your quess is as good as mine.

Typical bear ****e stuff, I met my local Guard at the polling station today, seems that Dublin have no problems with me, the rappidly middle ageing, pillar of society type that I am so I should get my licence in the next few days, I'll end up paying 38 euro for less than a months licence, makes the three year one look cheap!!! Now wheres them bear's!!!:D

No6

Just collected my Licence, I'll pick up my rifle this evening!!!, 7 weeks not to bad!!!:D

midlouth

Good luck with it, have fun and be safe.

bunny shooter

Good luck, enjoy and be safe

No6

Thanks everyone, I'll hopefully get out this evening and get it set up, even just to fire the first few shots!!:D

Odysseus

Just an up date on my situation and some basic questions. I spoke to the FAO yesterday, he say he is waiting on the paperwork from the Super. He will get back to me then, and that it will then be sent off to Dublin . He told me I can take it for granted that I will get.

My first question is if the Super says yes, can this be overuled in Dublin or if it just a formality? Secondly, they want me to get a gun safe, I went in to my local dealer today, he had just sold his last one, but will have more soon. He told me he stocks two type `costing 175 euro and another for 195.

Now with knowing the model is this a reasonable price for one?

Cheers.

IRLConor

Odysseus wrote: »

My first question is if the Super says yes, can this be overuled in Dublin or if it just a formality?

If the Super says yes, then you've got the certificate. The folks in the Phoenix Park just handle the paperwork.

Odysseus

IRLConor wrote: »

If the Super says yes, then you've got the certificate. The folks in the Phoenix Park just handle the paperwork.

Cheers mate, thanks.

midlouth

You should be able to pick up a gun cabinet for around the 120 mark. Try Clarkes Sports Den in Navan or Top Shop in Drogheda. If it is only one rifle and some amo you are storing then you won't need a massive safe.

sharky0922

IRLConor wrote: »

If the Super says yes, then you've got the certificate. The folks in the Phoenix Park just handle the paperwork.

uff... so i think i;m lucky.
My FO said only that he;s gonna drop by to see what kind of safety stuff i have. btw whats the waiting time for licene (rifle) now? month? 2? somebody said 7 weeks ?!

bunny shooter

I'm on month 5 :eek: and I was told yesterday by a dealer that they are issuing no more licences until the new system is up and running. Only thing is he is prone to talk ****e :rolleyes:

chem

bunny shooter wrote: »

I'm on month 5 :eek: and I was told yesterday by a dealer that they are issuing no more licences until the new system is up and running. Only thing is he is prone to talk ****e :rolleyes:

Bunny, the delay might be due to you giving up your pistols. Before you ask why. I had a .22lr rifle and put in for a .22 Hornet. I got the 2nd one after alot of phone calls. Had to explane the difference between the two to the super. After awhile I lost interest in the .22lr as the hornet done all I needed it to do. So I sold the .22lr.

Ever since that ANY application ive made has been held up. Ive asked why and have been told that its on my record that I had two rifles in .22 then I sold one (after Ringing and ringing the super over it). So then the super thinks im not serious about my applications and so questions every one of them.

Its the irish way. Seems they would of been happier to let me have the 2 rifles then sell one of them :rolleyes: