So far, four lucky participants have won an entirely free grocery shop courtesy of Lidl Northern Ireland, after taking part in a ‘supermarket sweep’ style competition in their local store.
In honour of Father’s Day 2023, the retailer ran a campaign asking families to nominate the father figure in their life to be named Lidl Northern Ireland’s ‘Dad of the Year’.
Across the region, a total of six people were selected giving them the opportunity to take part in their very own ‘Daddy Dash: David Long, in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim; Brian McAlinden, in Lurgan, Co Armagh; Stephen Begley, in Magherafelt, Co Derry-Londonderry and Darren Bonner, in Omagh, Co Tyrone. More details about how they did in the two-minute timer challenge in the captions below.
Meanwhile, the final two trolley dashes, for Co Fermanagh and Co Down, are taking place this Saturday (July 29).
![Co Derry-Londonderry dad Stephen Begley, took on the Daddy Dash in his local Magherafelt store and bagged a trolley worth £242.51. He was nominated by wife Emma for being the best dad to their children Eilish, Owen and Arthur.](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmM5NGJkNTYyLWUzNWItNDA3MS04MTFlLWUwMmE0YWFkYWVjYjoyODJiNmFhNC1hNGRhLTQ1ZWYtYjU5My03MzgzN2ZkMmE1ZWY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
1. Daddy Dash
Co Derry-Londonderry dad Stephen Begley, took on the Daddy Dash in his local Magherafelt store and bagged a trolley worth £242.51. He was nominated by wife Emma for being the best dad to their children Eilish, Owen and Arthur. Photo: Submitted by Lidl
![Co Armagh dad, Brian McAclinden, took on the challenge in his local Lurgan store and reaped a trolley worth £250.65. Nominated by his wife Colette, she acknowledged that Brian works around the clock, but still manages to put his family, including two girls Holly and Maisy, above everything else.](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmVmYjAzNzM5LWYwZmItNDM2MC1hMGE0LWQ3YjZlZTc4MDhmNDoyZGJjZmZjYi05MzBlLTQwMDEtOTcxZC1iNWNlZTJlNTA3ODk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
2. Daddy Dash
Co Armagh dad, Brian McAclinden, took on the challenge in his local Lurgan store and reaped a trolley worth £250.65. Nominated by his wife Colette, she acknowledged that Brian works around the clock, but still manages to put his family, including two girls Holly and Maisy, above everything else. Photo: Submitted by Lidl
![County Tyrone dad, Darren Bonner, took on the challenge in his local Omagh store and walked away with a trolley worth £184.40. He was nominated by his partner Shannon Mellon for being a caring and patient father to their six-month old twin boys Pauric and Pearse.](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmMxNmMyYWI5LWNjMzQtNDRhMC1hOGUwLWQzODI2OTUyZDVlOTowZTU4MjllMy01NjlmLTQ0YjUtYmIyMS02ZDJiYWQxMWFiZDk=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
3. Daddy Dash
County Tyrone dad, Darren Bonner, took on the challenge in his local Omagh store and walked away with a trolley worth £184.40. He was nominated by his partner Shannon Mellon for being a caring and patient father to their six-month old twin boys Pauric and Pearse. Photo: Submitted by Lidl
![David Long with family, Florence, partner Ashleigh and Harry at the Carrickfergus store.](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmIxNjYzM2FmLTI4YmUtNDg3Ny04ZmNkLTFiMjczZTdjYzNkOTpiMjQxZThjYi01YTY1LTQ4YTctYjhiZS1hM2Q4OTc5MjI2MzA=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
4. Daddy Dash
David Long with family, Florence, partner Ashleigh and Harry at the Carrickfergus store. Photo: Submitted by Lidl