All Ireland Credit Union Art Competition Winners Announced
Posted on: 12 Feb 2017
All Ireland Credit Union Art Competition Winners Announced
30,000 entries received from across Ireland
The winners of one of the country’s biggest art competitions, run by the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU), have been announced today at Croke Park. A huge 30,000 entries were received through 300 credit unions for the All Ireland Credit Union Art Competition. Cash prizes were awarded to the winners by broadcasting legend Marty Whelan at today’s prize-giving ceremony.
The All Ireland Art Competition is now in its 33rd year and continues to be hugely popular with children and adults alike. This year’s theme ‘Dreams are made of this….’ was open to interpretation by each entrant. The theme aimed to give all entrants a wide-ranging scope to express their creativity and imagination.
Speaking at today’s awards ceremony, ILCU President, Brian McCrory said: "This competition brings together people of all ages from every corner of Ireland and is a celebration of their diversity and creativity. The Irish League of Credit Unions will continue to support and nurture the artistic development of young and old in our local communities with this fantastic annual event, which is truly representative of the credit union movement’s spirit of community."
Mr McCrory continued "I am greatly impressed by the quality of the artwork on display at Croke Park today, and it has been very compelling to see how uniquely each of the artists interpreted the theme of Dreams. I would like to extend a huge congratulations to each and every artist that participated."
The judges for this year’s competition were: Una Sealy, RHA Gallery and RTE’s Painting the Nation, Ursula Retzlaff O’Connell, Artist, and John Walsh, Creative Director FOCUS Advertising.
ART COMPETITION WINNERS
GENERAL CATEGORY
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Category
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Name
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Credit Union
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Position
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7 yrs & under (G)
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Margaux Gilbourne
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Mallow
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Winner
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7 yrs & under (G)
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Benjamin O’Meara
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Rathkeale and District
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Runner Up
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7 yrs & under (G)
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Lara du Plessis
|
Cooley
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Merit
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8 to 10 years
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Clodagh McDonagh
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Macroom
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Winner
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8 to 10 years
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Ruby Gallagher
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Cootehill
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Runner Up
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8 to 10 years
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Laura Szymikowska
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Kilrush
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Merit
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11 to 13 years
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Eileen Novac
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Tralee
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Winner
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11 to 13 years
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Ariane Quinn
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Kilkeel
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Runner Up
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11 to 13 years
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Tolu Emmanuel
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Cuchullain
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Merit
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14 to 17 years
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Lauren Dolphin
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Naomh Breandain
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Winner
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14 to 17 years
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Hannah Wright
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Rathmore and District
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Runner Up
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14 to 17 years
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Aoibhinn Kinsella
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Gorey
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Joint Merit
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14 to 17 years
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John Carey
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Cahir
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Joint Merit
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18 years & over
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Katie Collins
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Tralee
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Winner
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18 years & over
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Yvonne Hickey
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Greenhills
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Runner Up
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18 years & over
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Lisa Power
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Waterford
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Merit
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SPECIAL CATEGORY
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Category
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Name
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Credit Union
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Position
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7 yrs & under (S)
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Callum Bowes
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Blackrock
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Winner
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7 yrs & under (S)
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Liam Grainger
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Irvinestown
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Runner Up
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7 yrs & under (S)
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Orla O’Donoghue
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Rathmore and District
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Merit
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8 to 10 years
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Chloe Grennan
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Cootehill
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Winner
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8 to 10 years
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Adam Crowe
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St. Francis
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Runner Up
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8 to 10 years
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Darragh Hunter-Kerr
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Letterkenny
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Merit
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11 to 13 years
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Shannon Ward
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Lurgan
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Winner
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11 to 13 years
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Darragh Moran
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Wexford
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Runner Up
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11 to 13 years
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Roisin Cotter
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Cahir
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Merit-joint
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11 to 13 years
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Ewan McGoll
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Antrim
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Merit-joint
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14 to 17 years
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Ellen Mooney
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Portadown
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Winner
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14 to 17 years
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Eoin Herlihy
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Rathmore and Distrcit
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Runner Up
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14 to 17 years
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Zara Mason
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M.P.C.C.
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Merit
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|
18 years & over
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Sean McNamara
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Mountmellick
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Winner
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|
18 years & over
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James O’Shea
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Killarney
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Runner Up
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|
18 years & over
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Venus Reilly
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Gorey
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Merit
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Group
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Le Chéile Special Class
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The Lough
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Winner
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