Win tickets to SPLICED and an overnight stay at The Croke Park Hotel

First Fortnight Mental Health Art & Culture Festival 2023 (#FirstFortnight23), is the 12th edition of this annual festival which aims the end to stigma associated with mental ill health.

First Fortnight are thrilled to welcome SPLICED to its 2023 programme for two nights. On Saturday and Sunday January 7th and 8th, SPLICED will be staged in The National Handball & Croke Park Community Centre at Croke Park, the home of GAA. We understand SPLICED is the first event of this nature to be held in this new facility, and what a privilege for First Fortnight.

SPLICED has been referred to as “An explosive one-man show” and by The Scotsman; “Powerful piece of Theatre”. Timmy Creed plays hurling. He loves it, he hates it, but for better or worse, it’s a part of him. Written with sportspeople in mind, this one-man show, uses everything Timmy’s experienced within the GAA and what it has to offer to portray his struggle to become an individual outside of the sporting institution that raised him. Honest, brave, joyous, witty and hard-hitting, SPLICED is a love song to the GAA and is written by and stars Timmy Creed and directed by Gina Moxley.

First Fortnight would like to thank their partners, The Croke Park who are part of the family-owned Irish luxury hotel group The Doyle Collection, for offering our winner and a guest an overnight stay and breakfast on the evening they attend SPLICED. To find out more about the event please click here.

The Croke Park has recently unveiled its stunning new ground floor refurbishment, with a stylish new Lobby, Sideline Bar and Restaurant with its adjoining outdoor terrace and landscaped courtyard. To book your stay, click here.

This competition is now closed.

Terms & Conditions

1. The promotion is open to residents of Ireland aged 18 years or over except employees of the Promoter, their families, agents or anyone professionally connected with the promotion.

2. A valid entry consists of a correct answer entered in the form above, accompanied by the entrant’s name, email address and a phone number.

3. No applications from agents, third parties, organised groups or applications automatically generated by computer will be accepted. No incomplete, illegible, or corrupted entries will be accepted. No entries not in accordance with the entry instructions will be accepted.

4. The Promotion will run from 16/12/2022 to midnight on 02/01/2023 inclusive.

5. All entries must be received by the Promotor by no later than midnight on the Closing Date. All competition entries received after the Closing Date are automatically disqualified.

6. Promotion limited to one entry per person. No entrant will win more than one prize.

7. By submitting an entry to the Promotor, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.

8. Responsibility will not be accepted for entries lost, damaged or delayed as a result of any network, computer hardware or software failure of any kind. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt. Entries will become the property of the Promoter.

9. The prize is two tickets to SPLICED at The National Handball & Croke Park Community Centre at Croke Park (D03 P6E5) and an overnight stay and breakfast at The Croke Park. There will be one winner.

10. All prizes will be subject to any additional terms and conditions of the supplier of the prize to the Promoter. This prize cannot be refunded or redeemed for cash.

11. The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss, damage or consequential damage of any nature in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise caused by the acceptance of the terms and conditions or in connection with the prize.

12. In the event of unforeseen circumstances the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for an alternative of equal or greater value.

13. The winners will be notified by email. The winner must claim the prize within 30 days of the notification. If the prize is unclaimed after this time, it will lapse and the Promoter reserves the right to offer the unclaimed prize to a substitute winner selected in accordance with the Promotion rules.

14. The promoters’ decision is final and binding in all matters and no correspondence will be entered into.

15. The winners’ details (name and county) will be made available on The Irish Times website.

16. The winner may be required to participate in unpaid publicity arising from this promotion.

17. The Promotor will only process your personal information as set out in https://www.irishtimes.com/policy-and-terms/privacy-policy and as set out in these terms and conditions.

18. Prizes are non transferrable and cannot be exchanged for cash.

19. These terms and conditions shall be governed by Irish law and the Courts of the Republic of Ireland shall have exclusive jurisdiction.

20. Promoter and Data Controller: The Irish Times DAC, The Irish Times Building, P.O. Box 74, 24 - 28 Tara Street, Dublin 2.

21. The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel or amend the Promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.