This Lá Fhéile Pádraig we want to give you the chance to win your very own pot of gold - with €5,000 in tax-free cash up for grabs!
Spend the money however you wish - book a fabulous 5-star Irish getaway for you and your family... hit the shops and bag some big Irish brands or simply save it all for a rainy day in Ireland!
That's a magical €5,000 in tax-free cash up for grabs, for one lucky person!
For your chance to get your hands on the money, answer this:
Which of these instruments is commonly heard in traditional Irish music? Is it:
Fiddle
Didgeridoo
Trumpet
To enter:
call 1517 71 71 77 (ROI only)
or text the word PARADE followed by your answer and name to 57886 (ROI only)
Please note, the person named in the entry must be aged 18 years or older as at date of entry.
Each text entry costs max €2.50 (incl. VAT)
Competition lines are now open and will close at midday on Wednesday, 18th March 2026. Please do not enter after this time as you will be charged for your entry, but your entry will not be included. Winner details will be published here once contacted and verified.
Participation/entry denotes acceptance of all associated terms and conditions as listed below.
COMPETITION TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
Service Provider: Fonix. Tel: 01 5541999.
This competition is open to Republic of Ireland residents only.
Each text entry must contain no more than 160 characters including spaces, otherwise you may be charged an additional cost for every subsequent message. The use of emoji/smiley faces may also incur an additional charge and may vary with operators.
Please do not enter outside of the advertised competition open and close times and date(s) as you will be charged, but your entry will not be included in the draw. Competition may be closed if watching on catch-up services, please check dates and times. This competition opens from 2pm on 13/03/26 and will close at midday on 18/03/26.
Entrants must be aged 18 years or older as at date of entry and a resident of the Republic of Ireland in order to qualify as the prize winner.
Promoter reserves the right to request proof of age, verifiable by birth cert or passport only, and proof of residency, verifiable by recent utility bill only (issued within 6 months of win).
The prize is non-transferable.
In order to claim the prize, the winner will be required to sign any documentation as may be requested by the Promoter relating to acceptance of the competition prize, terms and conditions and including, but not limited to, waiver of liability release in favour of the Promoter and such other persons as may be determined by the Promoter.
Prize for one winner is a €5,000 cash, which will be issued to the winner by euro cheque.
Employees of RTÉ, Fonix and their associated promotional partners, companies or suppliers and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter/win.
RTÉ's decision in relation to selection of winner is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
Any personal data relating to competition entrants will be used in accordance with current Irish data protection legislation and best practice. Please see RTÉ Privacy Policy for further details. Data relating to entrants will be retained by RTÉ for a reasonable period after the competition closes to assist RTÉ to operate competitions in a consistent manner and to deal with any queries.
For the purposes of administration of the competition prize, it is a contractual necessity that RTÉ shares the winning entrant(s) personal data with the competition promotional partners.
Where you have provided RTÉ with your personal data you have a right to be given a copy of your personal data subject to certain exceptions. To exercise your rights in respect of your personal data please see RTÉ's Data Subject Rights Guide
RTÉ standard competition terms and conditions also apply.
