Hunt is on for the best Fleadh window in town
THE Drogheda Independent has announced a €1500 Prize Fund for the best Fleadh Cheoil Window Display in Drogheda.
This competition is open to ALL the businesses in the town, so whether you are a shop, a hotel, a restaurant, an office or a café - if you decorate it for the Fleadh you are in the competition and have the opportunity to win a great prize from the €1500 prize fund.
‘ The Drogheda Independent are delighted to be the main sponsors of the Best Fleadh Window Display Competition organised this year by the Fleadh Executive Committee,’ said Hubert Murphy, Editor of the Drogheda Independent. ‘ This sponsorship leading up to Fleadh represents our commitment and support to the businesses of Drogheda. The Fleadh Executive Committee and Louth County Council fully supports the initiative and urges local business owners to show their support.’
Padraic Kierans, Deputy Director of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2018 believes ‘ The Fleadh Shop Window’ is a great way to entice people into Drogheda’s shops, bars, restaurants and other businesses. ‘It is great to see The Drogheda Independent and Louth County Council rewarding local businesses for all their hard work. Dressing windows and fronts for the Fleadh really helps to create a wonderful atmosphere in the town and it is great to see so many businesses in the town making the most of their creative talents,’ said Padraic.
‘ The shop window competition is open to all businesses in Drogheda, not just the shops; the likes of hotels, bars, restaurants, hairdressers, beauticians can all enter. There are three prizes with the best window getting €1000 and second and third get €300 and €200 respectively.
Email photos of your window display to FleadhCharter@ Gmail.com between 10-20th August. The best Fleadh window will be independently adjudicated and the winners will be announced on 23rd August. T&C’s Apply.
Adjudicators decision is final. Photos provided maybe used on social media and maybe reprinted in the Drogheda Independent.