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In today’s world, children are spending more time indoors, more time on screens, and less time engaging in the kind of active, physical play that is essential for their development.
Ireland’s new inflatable safety regulations, introduced on 2 October 2025, have completely reshaped the legal and financial landscape for inflatable hire operators, buyers, sellers, schools, and community groups.
The Irish Inflatable Hirers Federation (IIHF) wishes to inform all members and the wider inflatable hire industry that new national legislation governing the operation of inflatables and fairground equipment is now in force.
Not very much is the answer! If you consider the fantastic healthy fun that can be had with all the different inflatables on offer to hire, from Bouncy castles to inflatable slides, obstacle courses, Combie castles, bungee runs and a whole range of inflatable games.
Both the Americans and the British have a claim to have invented bounce houses. The British claim is circumstantial.
