Competition Terms and Conditions

By entering competitors agree to be bound by the following rules of the competition:

Entrants of Ireland’s Next Top Chef (INTC) must be aged 16+ on 7th June 2024 and eligible to work in UK/ROI.

Full details of the competition, how to enter and mandatory instructions are on the How to Enter page of the website which competitors must read in addition to these rules before entering.

Please follow the instructions carefully including the list of items that are not permitted, any transgression will result in disqualification.

There are no minimum entry requirements regarding training. All that we ask is that you are invested in the hospital industry and are currently/formerly in a hospitality role.

Hotel and restaurants may submit multiple entries, providing each is for a different person.

Current employees of The Balmoral Hotel, Stix & Stones, Stix & Stones Meat Wagon or Millies are excluded from entering.

Online entries only - All entries must be submitted through the official Ireland’s Next Top Chef web page. If you send your entry via the post or as an email attachment you will not be entered into the competition.

No responsibility can be accepted for lost or delayed entries. It is your responsibility to make sure it is submitted on time.

Any recipes without a clear title, and a full list of ingredients, will be disqualified. Incomplete entries will be not be submitted to the judges: please check carefully that you have completed all elements of the entry process.

Pre-prepared ingredients, such as pastry, are not permitted and the time to make it should be factored into the timing of the recipe. A quick puff pastry is acceptable and can be achieved in 20 minutes. Please consult competition overview for more details on ingredients which will not be permitted.

Should they qualify, chefs may bring their own crockery and items of equipment to the knockout rounds.

Keep your own copy - Copies of entries must be kept by entrants for future reference, as correspondence cannot be returned. If you are selected to cook at the final you must cook exactly the same dish in your written entry on the day or you will be penalised.

The organisers reserve the right to use and publish any submitted entry material.

The judges’ decision at each stage of the competition is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

The prizes as set out on the Ireland’s Next Top Chef Website site are correct at time of going to press but should any become unavailable for any reason, the organisers reserve the right to vary or amend them. No cash alternatives are available.

At the Grand Finale, contestants will only be required to prepare their recipes for the judging panel.

Competitors enter and take part in the competition at their own risk. The organisers disclaim all and any liability to those competitors who take part in the competition, and to the chef in respect of their participation in the prizes, save as covered under the organisers’ insurance arranged for the chef.

The organisers waive any responsibility for any tax liability resulting from the awarding of prizes.

Relevant items from sponsors may be available for competitors to use in the kitchen at any stage in the competition. Where applicable entrants will be briefed in advance by the competition organisers.

Prize Details are laid out in the About the Competition page