Showcase Ireland 2020, Ireland’s Creative Expo, showcasing Ireland’s leading makers and designers, will take place from Sunday 19th to Wednesday 22nd January 2020 at the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin. See www.showcaseireland.com for more information.
In 2020 Local Enterprise Office Cavan will take one individual stand in the LEO Pavilion which features first time and emerging exhibitors.
Local Enterprise Office Cavan is offering places to a combination of first time exhibitors and those who may have exhibited at Showcase Ireland before. Participants must be running their own craft/design/creative business in County Cavan.
Showcase Ireland is a Trade Fair, and those who wish to apply should fully understand and be prepared, willing and able to deal with the wholesale aspect of a Trade Fair. Please look at the exhibitor categories on the Showcase Ireland website to check that this is the right trade fair for your products.
Training will be provided by LEO Cavan to those who are selected which will prepare exhibitors for Showcase Ireland 2020. Applicants will also need to be available for the briefing by the Showcase organisers on Wednesday 15 th October 2019 at the Crowne Plaza Blanchardstown ( other dates available in Athlone and Limerick). Participation in this training is a requirement of exhibiting on the Local Enterprise Office Cavan stand.
Individual spaces on the stands and the pre-event training are worth over €3,000 (includes electricity and lights) for 4 days exposure. Selected participants will be charged a subsidised rate of €750.
All Applications will be subject to a Selection Process. Selection will be made on the Application Form and Supporting Materials alone.
If you would like to apply please complete the enclosed APPLICATION FORM and return it with together with product portfolios including indicative wholesale prices and other relevant materials to localenterprise@cavanacoco.ie or to LEO Cavan, Cavan Innovation & Technology Centre, Dublin Road, Cavan by Friday May 24th. Applications arriving after this date will not be accepted.
If you have any queries, or need more information, please do not hesitate to contact the LEO office on 049-4377200.