Showcase Ireland 2026 at RDS, Dublin
Local Enterprise Showcase
Sunday 18th to Tuesday 20th January 2026
**** Closing Date for Applications extended to next Monday, 30th June ****
Showcase - Ireland's Creative Expo - is now the foremost place for retailers to discover unique, design-led fashion and knitwear, jewellery, craft, gift and interiors. The Show attracts buyers from across Ireland and around the world and offers the best of Ireland's creativity.
Showcase Ireland 2026 takes place in the RDS, Dublin Sunday, 18th January to Tuesday, 20th January 2026
The Local Enterprise Showcase will be located on the ground floor of the RDS in the ‘Local Enterprise Hall’ (RDS Hall 3).
LEO Cork City is continuing its support and commitment to the Craft & Design Sector by offering a limited number of exhibition stands to clients, including pre-event in-person and online training and mentoring, at a subsidised rate of €875. Small / micro businesses in the areas of fashion and knitwear, jewellery, wellbeing, home and gift crafts - with a registered address in Cork City - are invited to complete and submit an application. Showcase / Local Enterprise Showcase is a Trade Fair, and those who apply should fully understand and be prepared to deal with the wholesale aspect of a Trade Fair. Training will be provided by the LEO Network to successful applicants which will prepare exhibitors for the event. Additional mentoring will also be available.
Open for Applications
- If you wish to be considered for this subsidised individual stand / training / mentoring, please complete and submit the online application on or before 6pm on Monday, 30th June 2025.
- As in previous years, please note that group stands are not permitted at the 2026 event (i.e. individual stands only) and therefore one application form per business is required.
- Here is the link to further information and to the online application: https://submit.link/3Sq
Closing date for applications is: Monday 30th June 2025 @ 6pm
Who can apply?
- businesses must be trading at least 12 months at the time of application
- be wholesale-ready with capacity to deliver orders
- represent the Irish craft and design sector
- offer products in the categories of fashion, jewellery, home & gift, wellbeing
(note: food and drink products are not eligible)
Selected businesses will receive:
- a subsidised 2m X 2m exhibition stand incl. a name plate and two spotlights
- access to 1:1 mentoring in key areas such as pricing, trading terms, wholesale readiness
- compulsory in-person training (24th September in Limerick or 30th September in Mullingar)
- a series of short online training workshops (pre and post-Local Enterprise Showcase)
- the opportunity to present products to domestic and international buyers
Subsidised cost: €875 payable by 3rd September 2025, to LEO South Dublin upon selection.
