We are thrilled to bring back our amazing online Christmas Raffle to raise vital funds for GCN. 

This gives you a chance to win a whole host of incredible prizes while also supporting the work we do at GCN, Ireland’s free national LGBTQ+ media since 1988 and a registered charity with a not-for-profit business model.

We’ve partnered with many businesses, shops, restaurants, hotels and venues across the country, who have kindly donated amazing gifts for our Christmas Raffle, including an incredible €250 Aer Lingus holiday gift voucher, a fabulous overnight stay for 2 + breakfast at The Hendrick Hotel, two tickets to see Sugababes in the 3Arena, two VIP weekend tickets to The Outing Festival, a pair of tickets to Bob The Drag Queen in Vicar Street, shows at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre and Abbey Theatre, vouchers for Yamamori, Hard Rock Cafe, and Piglet, memberships to IMMA, MoLI & RHA, hampers and gift sets from Boots, The Handmade Soap Company, and The Record Hub. Plus a lot more!

To be in with a chance of winning any of these fantastic prizes while also supporting GCN, all you have to do is buy a raffle ticket from as little as €5 at www.idonate.ie/raffle/gcn2024. 

You can enter the raffle as many times as you like, with tickets available in a variety of discounted bundles:

1 ticket for €5
5 tickets  for €20
10 tickets for €35
25 tickets for €100

All proceeds from the GCN Christmas Raffle go directly towards supporting Ireland’s free LGBTQ+ media as we continue to educate, inform, connect, platform and entertain our community.

Tickets for the raffle are on sale from December 6, 2024, to January 1, 2025, at midnight, and the winners will be announced in early January.

Good luck, and thank you for your support!

Check out the full list of prizes below, or keep an eye out on our social media for daily prizes spotlights:

• An incredible €250 Aer Lingus gift voucher
• A fabulous overnight stay for 2 plus breakfast at The Hendrick Hotel
• Two tickets to see Sugababes in the 3Arena on April 25, 2025
• A Boots Hamper filled with €500 worth of gorgeous beauty must-haves
• Four tickets to Mother‘s New Year’s Party
• Two VIP Weekend Entertainment tickets to The Outing Festival Valentine’s Weekend from February 14-16, 2025
• Two tickets to Bob The Drag Queen in Vicar Street on February 3, 2025
• An amazing €100 voucher to spend on drinks at The George
• A Handmade Soap Co gift set featuring gorgeous candles from the trilogy fragrance collection
• A fabulous afternoon tea for 2 at Lawlor’s of Naas
• A €100 voucher to be used at Yamamori North City, South City, or Izakaya
• An Annual Friends & Family membership worth €80 to the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA)
• Two tickets to Now That’s What I Call a Musical at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre from January 21-25, 2025
• A €100 voucher to spend on Drag Brunch or regular food and drinks at the Hard Rock Cafe
• An Annual Membership worth €60 to the Museum of Literature Ireland (MoLI)
• A bundle of 13 vinyl albums from The Record Hub, including Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey and more
• A delicious Cheese & Meat Platter for 2 with desserts and a bottle of Prosecco included at Piglet Wine Bar
• Two tickets to see Emma at the Abbey Theatre until January 25, 2025
• An Annual Membership worth €100 to the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA)
• Two tickets to the Candlelight Cabaret in 2025
• Two tickets to see Disco Inferno presented by the RTÉ Concert Orchestra in the Helix on January 30, 2025
• A fabulous GCN goodie bag which includes stunning T-shirts, postcards and exclusive discounts for our online store
• A cooking class worth €68 at Pinocchio Italian Cookery School
• Two tickets to see & Juliet at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre from February 25 to March 8, 2025
• Two ticket vouchers for a screening of your choosing at the Irish Film Institute (IFI)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Promoter:
The Promoter is GCN  (the “Promoter”). By entering this raffle, all entrants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and any other conditions in the messaging or promotions of this raffle (which may be amended at any time by GCN). Any entries not complying with these terms and conditions will not be valid. The prize(s) are as listed above.
The Promoter accepts no responsibility or liability to the winner for any dissatisfaction with the prize.
No alternative prize will be offered. The prizes are not redeemable for cash.
The winners will be required to provide proof of identity when collecting their prize.

To enter the raffle:
The raffle will run from December 6, 2024, to December 31, 2024 (closing date inclusive). All competition entries must be received by the Promoter no later than midday on the Closing Date. Any tickets received after this date will be disqualified.
Purchase an online raffle ticket on Idonate at the price of €5 per ticket, or 5 for €20, or 10 for €35, or 25 for €100 from the Promoter.
On purchase of an online ticket for the raffle draw, all purchasers of tickets are automatically entered. By entering the raffle, the entrant agrees to take part in any publicity relating to the raffle draw if invited to participate by the Promoter.

Eligibility:
The draw is open to all persons aged 18 or over as of the date of the draw.
The Promoter reserves the right to reject any entry (and award the prize to an alternative winner) if it has grounds to believe the entrant has breached any of these terms and conditions, acted fraudulently or illegally, or on other reasonable grounds and shall have no liability to an entrant for any loss or damage arising from such rejection.
By participating in this raffle, you agree to allow GCN to use your details for future communications, including updates, newsletters, and information about our activities and events. We value your privacy and assure you that your email will be used solely for GCN’s purposes and will not be shared with third parties without your consent.
The Promoter respects and is committed to protecting your privacy. The personal information you provide will remain private and will only be used for the purposes outlined here.
The Promoter reserves the right to cancel, amend, terminate or temporarily suspend this raffle at any time with no liability to any entrant or any third party. If, due to the unavailability of a particular prize beyond the Promoter’s control, the Promoter and sponsor reserve the right to substitute a particular prize for another prize of similar value.

Winner selection:
The winners will be drawn on January 11, 2025.
The prizes are non-transferable and only consist of what is listed above.
The winners will be notified within 14 working days of the closing date by email.
In the event that we cannot contact any of the winners within 28 calendar days after the draw, another name will be drawn, and a new prize winner will be declared.
By entering the draw, winners confirm their agreement to take part in any associated promotion of the raffle.
The Promoter’s decision is final, and no further correspondence will be entered into.

Limitation of liability:
Insofar as is permitted by law, the Promoter, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstance be responsible or liable to compensate the winner or accept any liability (under contract or otherwise under law) for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of the Promoter, its agents or distributors or that of their employees.
If, for any reason, any aspect of the raffle draw does not function correctly, whether by means of infection by computer virus, network failure, bugs, tampering, unauthorised intervention, fraud, technical failures or any cause beyond the control of the Promoter that corrupts or affects the administration, integrity or fairness of the raffle draw then the Promoter may at its sole discretion cancel, modify or suspend the promotion and/or invalidate affected entries.

 For any queries, please contact us at [email protected].