Skip Permits in Ireland: When You Need One and Who to Ask
Most skips need no permit at all. Whether yours does comes down to one question: where will it sit? This guide covers when a permit is needed, who you apply to in each county and how to stop the permit holding up your delivery.
When you need a skip permit
On your driveway or private land: no permit needed.
On a public road or footpath: you need a permit from your local council before the skip arrives.
If you have a driveway or a yard the skip can go on, that is the simplest option. It also saves you the permit fee.
Who applies, and who pays
You apply to the council directly and pay the council for the permit. The permit fee is not part of the skip price. Fees and processing times are set by each council and can change, so check your council's own page for the current fee and how long it takes before you fix a delivery date.
It helps to have these to hand when you apply: the delivery address, exactly where on the road the skip will sit, the dates you need it and the skip size. If you are unsure of the size, our skip size guide covers each one.
Councils by county
Apply to the council for the area where the skip will sit. Dublin, Cork and Galway have more than one council, so check which one covers your address.
Carlow: Carlow County Council (carlow.ie)
Cavan: Cavan County Council (cavancoco.ie)
Clare: Clare County Council (clarecoco.ie)
Cork: Cork City Council (corkcity.ie) or Cork County Council (corkcoco.ie)
Donegal: Donegal County Council (donegalcoco.ie)
Dublin: Dublin City Council (dublincity.ie), Fingal (fingal.ie), South Dublin (sdcc.ie) or Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (dlrcoco.ie)
Galway: Galway City Council (galwaycity.ie) or Galway County Council (galway.ie)
Kerry: Kerry County Council (kerrycoco.ie)
Kildare: Kildare County Council (kildarecoco.ie)
Kilkenny: Kilkenny County Council (kilkennycoco.ie)
Laois: Laois County Council (laois.ie)
Leitrim: Leitrim County Council (leitrim.ie)
Limerick: Limerick City and County Council (limerick.ie)
Longford: Longford County Council (longfordcoco.ie)
Louth: Louth County Council (louthcoco.ie)
Mayo: Mayo County Council (mayo.ie)
Meath: Meath County Council (meath.ie)
Monaghan: Monaghan County Council (monaghan.ie)
Offaly: Offaly County Council (offaly.ie)
Roscommon: Roscommon County Council (roscommoncoco.ie)
Sligo: Sligo County Council (sligococo.ie)
Tipperary: Tipperary County Council (tipperarycoco.ie)
Waterford: Waterford City and County Council (waterfordcouncil.ie)
Westmeath: Westmeath County Council (westmeathcoco.ie)
Wexford: Wexford County Council (wexfordcoco.ie)
Wicklow: Wicklow County Council (wicklow.ie)
No driveway? Skip the permit
If there is nowhere off the road for a skip, a service where the crew loads straight into a van avoids the permit altogether, because nothing is left on the road or footpath.
Junk removal: a fixed price from your photos, with labour and disposal included. Single items from €49.
House clearance: a whole property priced as one fixed job from photos of each room.
Man with a van: for moving furniture and items rather than getting rid of them. Single items from €40.
Booking a skip
Enter your Eircode on the price page to see the sizes and prices for your address. Delivery, collection and disposal are included, the standard hire period is 4 days and standard delivery takes 1-4 working days. If the skip is going on the road, apply for the permit early so it is in place for delivery day.
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