Buskers in Galway have announced plans for a self-regulating code of conduct.
It comes as Galway City Council examines ways to better regulate the practice, after complaints about noise levels and crowding caused by people gathering to watch performances.
A group called the Galway Buskers' Community brings together many of the street performers who regularly play and act on the streets in and around the city centre.
It is opposed to plans by the local authority to introduce enhanced regulations.
Instead it says a voluntary code of conduct for buskers would take all views into account and benefit performers, businesses and the public alike.
The group's eight-point plan envisages busking between 9am and 10pm in the winter, with an extra hour allowed at night during the summer months.
Individuals or groups would generally not stay in any one place for more than two hours and a queuing system would operate for sought after locations.
The buskers' group says street performers will be expected to manage crowds to the best of their ability to ensure the main thoroughfares are not blocked.
Their proposals regarding amplification are vague, stipulating only that volumes will be kept at a level that cannot be heard 35 metres away from the point of performance.
