--- title: Guaranteed Irish backs trailblazing Town & City Gift Cards concept description: Town & City Gift Cards provider Miconex is now one of 2,500 Guaranteed Irish businesses in the country, and the only local gift card provider. 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The Town & City Gift Cards network is growing in Ireland with 16 programs, and more to launch in 2026 [Kelly Topping](https://mi-cnx.com/news/author/kelly-topping) May 25, 2026 --- An Irish local Gift Card provider has achieved prestigious Guaranteed Irish accreditation, demonstrating its commitment to powering local communities. Town & City Gift Cards was awarded the accreditation by Guaranteed Irish in recognition of its work supporting communities across Ireland through its growing network of 16 local Gift Card programs. The local Gift Cards are branded to specific Irish towns and cities, and designed to amplify the local offering, drive in-person sales and lock spend into local communities. Town & City Gift Cards can be spent with a wide range of local businesses including shops, restaurants, hotels, attractions, salons and services, including big brands and independent businesses. Delivered by fintech Miconex, over €17.4m in Gift Card sales was achieved across the Irish Town & City Gift Cards network in 2025, set to drive an estimated 335,000 visits to high streets this year. Town & City Gift Cards are popular for consumer gifts and corporate rewards with an estimated 65% of 2025 sales from organisations purchasing local Gift Cards for employees. Miconex introduced digital and a dedicated corporate site in 2024 to enable organisations to easily reward their staff with local Gift Cards. The Guaranteed Irish accreditation for Miconex follows the January 2026 announcement of the Town & City Gift Cards initiative as the recommended local Gift Card program for Chambers Ireland members. In addition to supporting Irish chambers, local authorities and business improvement districts to deliver local spend for their business communities, the Guaranteed Irish accreditation recognises Miconex’s position as a ‘shop local’ champion in the country. **Melissa Cowman, membership manager at Guaranteed Irish, commented:** **“**We are delighted to welcome Miconex as one of the 2,500 businesses licensed as Guaranteed Irish members, recognising its commitment to jobs, community, provenance and sustainability.” **Colin Munro, CEO of Miconex, said:** “It is a proud moment for Miconex to receive this stamp of approval as a Guaranteed Irish business, reflecting the commitment of the Irish Town & City Gift Cards network to make local shopping the first choice, keeping money locked into Irish communities that would otherwise be spent online or outside of the country. Increasingly, organisations across Ireland are looking for a local option to reward their people where their reward spend also benefits the local economy. A Town & City Gift Card is the ultimate ‘shop local’ Gift Card, blending unbeatable local choice with unrivalled support for local.” **Mark Cunningham, business development manager for Miconex Ireland, said:** “Guaranteed Irish is the national symbol of trust that helps consumers and businesses choose products and services that are better for their community. Town & City Gift Cards is the leading local Gift Card provider in Ireland, and becoming a Guaranteed Irish member adds reassurance for our clients, customers and partners that they are choosing a Gift Card that powers Irish business communities.” [Miconex IE](https://mi-cnx.com/news/tag/miconex-ie) ## Similar posts Miconex IE ### [Gift Card Programs](https://mi-cnx.com/news/about-miconex/gift-card-programs) Local gift card programs Town & City Gift Cards Supporting local economies across the UK and Ireland. Town & City Gift Cards Downtown Gift Cards... Admin Apr 28, 2021 Miconex UK ### [Miconex launch festive ‘giveback’ campaign](https://mi-cnx.com/news/miconex-launch-festive-giveback-campaign) Over £45m has been locked into towns/cities through Town & City Gift Cards and Downtown Gift Cards, with sales up 115% on 2024, aligning to Gift Card... 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