The PTSB Ideal Home Show returns to the RDS Simmonscourt from October 16th-18th, bringing the very best of Ireland’s home improvement professionals and suppliers together for three days of inspiration, expert advice and practical solutions for every home.
The PhoneWatch Ask an Expert Hub is back at this year’s show, giving visitors the chance to book free, 15-minute one-to-one consultations with independent specialists across architecture, interior design, garden design, extending and building and sustainable home energy.
Home security will also be a key focus, with recent PhoneWatch research revealing that 87% of new homeowners consider home security important, while 62% would ideally like a security system installed within their first week of moving in. Cameras are high on the wish list, with 66% of respondents interested in a video doorbell and 52% interested in an indoor camera as party of their alarm and security system.
PhoneWatch security specialists will be on hand throughout the show with advice on improving home protection, reducing vulnerability to break-ins, and making the most of modern monitored smart home alarm systems, from video cameras to smart plugs.
Readers of The Irish Times can claim their free ticket to any PTSB Ideal Home Show day here.
To celebrate the return of the PTSB Ideal Home Show, PhoneWatch is giving away its Standard Alarm Pack worth €1,250, including two camera motion sensors, three contact and shock sensors, a smoke alarm, keypad, alarm gateway, five keytags and access to the PhoneWatch smartphone app.
The winner will also receive PhoneWatch’s brand-new Battery Operated Security Camera, offering flexible indoor or outdoor protection with wire-free installation, a built-in spotlight and intelligent motion detection that can distinguish between people, vehicles and animals.
Terms & Condition
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Promotion will run from 14/10/2026 to mid-day on 28/10/2026 inclusive.
- 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.
- Promotion limited to one entry per person. No entrant will win more than one prize.
- By submitting an entry to the Promotor, you are agreeing to be bound by these terms and conditions.
- It is the responsibility of You, the entrant, to provide correct, up-to-date details when entering the promotion and on acceptance of the prize. The Promoter cannot be held responsible for winners failing to supply accurate information which affects prize acceptance or delivery of their prize
- Responsibility will not be accepted for entries lost, damaged, delayed or prevented as a result of any event beyond the Promoter’s control including, but not limited to, user error and any network, computer, hardware or software failures of any kind.. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt. Entries will become the property of the Promoter.
- The prize is PhoneWatch Standard Alarm Pack worth €1,250, including: two camera motion sensors, three contact and shock sensors, a smoke alarm, keypad, alarm gateway, five keytags, a battery-operated security camera, and access to the PhoneWatch smartphone app. . There will be one winner.
- 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. Prize is only valid for resident homeowners in the Republic of Ireland.
- The Promoter shall not be liable for any loss, including, without limitation, indirect, special or consequential loss, or loss of profits, 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, save for any liability which cannot be excluded by law.
- In the event of unforeseen circumstances the Promoter reserves the right to substitute the prize for an alternative of equal or greater value.
- 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.
- Where a winner has successfully claimed the prize, the Promoter shall dispatch, or arrange to dispatch, the prize to the winner at the earliest opportunity. Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted as placing an obligation on the Promoter to dispatch, or arrange to dispatch, the prize within a specified period of time.
- The Promoters’ decision is final and binding in all matters and no correspondence will be entered into.
- The winners’ details (name and county) will be made available on The Irish Times website.
- The winner may be required to participate in unpaid publicity arising from this promotion.
- 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.
- Prizes are non transferrable and cannot be exchanged for cash.
- These terms and conditions shall be governed by Irish law and the Courts of the Republic of Ireland shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
- Promoter and Data Controller: The Irish Times DAC, The Irish Times Building, P.O. Box 74, 24 - 28 Tara Street, Dublin 2.
- The Promoter reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel or amend the Promotion where it becomes necessary to do so.
