Fingal’s best craft and design businesses set for Showcase 2026
Some of Fingal’s best up-and-coming craft and design businesses will join over 100 companies from across Ireland at Local Enterprise Showcase during Showcase 2026 in the RDS, running from 18th–20th January.
Some of Fingal’s best up-and-coming craft and design businesses will join over 100 companies from across Ireland at Local Enterprise Showcase during Showcase 2026 in the RDS, running from 18th–20th January. This event is a unique opportunity for emerging Irish brands to meet buyers from Ireland and around the world.
An initiative of the Local Enterprise Offices, the Local Enterprise Showcase is a special area at Showcase that houses a range of Ireland’s newest design talent. Representing Fingal this year are:
• Church Lane Ceramics – Catherine McKeon (Blanchardstown, D15)
Handmade ceramic art and gifts inspired by Irish flora and heritage, including wall plaques, lamps and jewellery.
• Irish Whiskey Glass Ltd (Túath Glass) – Rosanna Goswell (Skerries)
Precision-designed whiskey tasting glass that celebrates Irish heritage while enhancing aroma and flavour.
• Nicola Weldon Art & Design – Nicola Weldon (Balbriggan)
Botanical-inspired ceramic artworks and a 100% linen homeware collection that brings nature’s beauty into everyday spaces.
• Rablos Art Studio – Raquel Pablos (Swords)
Sustainable artworks crafted from recycled coffee pods, acrylics and resin, blending creativity with eco-conscious design.
• Snugz Play Limited – Fiona Synnott (Kinsealy)
Psychology-informed children’s products combining storytelling, soft toys and educational design to nurture emotional wellbeing.
• Vitalorganico – Jackie Manzoni (Castleknock, D15)
Ireland’s first liposomal vitamin range and organic cotton wellness wraps, designed for holistic health and wellbeing.
• Wineandwhiskeyracks – Derek Moore (Mulhuddart, D15)
Stylish handcrafted wine and whiskey racks for domestic and retail display.
Recent participants from Fingal include O'Rourke Art / Iconic Ireland, Run Baby Run Pottery, Túath Glass, Wineracks.ie and Wonderfully Weathery Books (2025), as well as Stories by Ola, Nicola Weldon, Clémence Prosen Art & Design, Rob Stears Illustrations, Waylon & Flo, Nicola McKenna Outsider Art, Karen Wilson Art and O’Rourke Art & Design (2024).
The event, a pinnacle in the global design and crafts calendar, welcomes thousands of buyers from Ireland, the UK, USA, mainland Europe, Asia and Africa, generating millions of euros in sales orders. Showcase is presented on behalf of Design & Crafts Council Ireland, with support from Enterprise Ireland in promoting the trade show internationally through their overseas network, and the Local Enterprise Offices nationwide.
Local Enterprise Office Fingal has been working closely with these businesses on merchandising, marketing and sales strategies to ensure they maximise opportunities at the three-day event.
According to Oisín Geoghegan, Head of Enterprise at Local Enterprise Office Fingal, this event offers an unparalleled opportunity for emerging craft and design businesses:
“To be exposed to this many high-quality buyers in one place is an incredible opportunity for any business starting out. If things go well at this event, a business could fill their book for the year and may well establish a partnership that could extend longer than that and help them grow. While that won’t happen for every business, just to be here, see other clients, get new ideas and develop their skills in marketing and sales will stand by them going forward.”
Local Enterprise Showcase is one of several initiatives run by the Local Enterprise Offices to foster entrepreneurship and help small businesses grow. Other events include Local Enterprise Week, National Women’s Enterprise Day, the National Enterprise Awards, the Student Enterprise Programme and the Local Enterprise Village at the National Ploughing Championships. For more information, visit LocalEnterprise.ie.