ARTISTS WIN BIG IN CREDIT UNION AWARDS

Artists from across County Wexford gathered in New Ross Credit Union in December for a presentation and to showcase their winning artwork from the second round of the Credit Union Art Competition 2019. First place winners have been sent forward to the third and final round at national level.

The General Category winners were: Age 7 and Under: Ella Kelly - St. Michael’s and St. Peter’s Junior School (Arklow C.U.) and Lily Kehoe – Marymount N.S. (New Ross C.U.) Oisin Howard – Shillelagh (Altura C.U.).

Age 8-10: Benjamin Blair – Gorey Central School (Altura C.U.), Lily May O’Leary – Oylegate (Enniscorthy C.U.) and Grace Byrne – Cleariestown (Cleariestown C.U.). Age 11-13: Ava Ni Mhartain – Gaelcholaiste na Mara (Arklow C.U.), Millie Rose Kavanagh – Marymount N.S. (New Ross C.U.) and Eimhin Nolan – St Colmans (Enniscorthy C.U.).

Age 14-17: Daniel Pong – St. Mary’s CBS (Enniscorthy C.U.), Kenisha Griffin – Kennedy College (New Ross C.U.) and Eve Doyle – Presentation Secondary School (Wexford C.U.)

Age 18+: Aoibhinn Kinsella –Gorey (Altura C.U.) and Victoria McHugh – New Ross (New Ross C.U.).

The winners in the Special Category were: Age 8-10: Olivia Lambert - Rathangan N.S. (Cleariestown C.U.), Kyle McCormick – Our Lady of Fatima School (Wexford C.U.) and Paidi Byrne – St. Pat’s N.S. (Altura C.U.). Age 11-13: Kyle Pitcher – Glynn N.S. (Wexford C.U.), Grace Kennedy – St. Teresa’s N.S. (Altura C.U.) and Clodagh McLoughlin – St. Pats N.S. (Altura C.U.).

Age 14-17: Debbie Pitcher – Our Lady of Fatima (Wexford C.U.) and Age 18+: Eleanor McMahon (Wexford C.U.) and Jackie Molloy – Cherrygrove Nursing Home (New Ross C.U.)

Front row: Daniel Pong 1st 14yrs-17yrs, St Marys CBS Enniscorthy; Kenisha Griffin 2nd 14yrs-17yrs Kennedy College New Ross and Victoria McHugh 2nd 18yrs+ New Ross. Back: Sean Furlong, Stella Kehoe New Ross Credit Union; Eimhin Nolan 3rd 11yrs-13yrs Gaelscoil na Mara, Arklow; Ann St Ledger Credit Union and Caroline Kinsella collecting for Aoibhinn Kinsella 1st 18yrs+ Gorey.

Front row: Special category winners, Olivia Lambert 1st 8yrs-10yrs Rathangan school; Kyle McCormick 2nd 8yrs-10yrs Our Lady of Fatima school and Grace Kennedy 2nd 11yrs-13yrs St. Teresa’s NS. Back row: Sean Furlong, Clodagh McLoughlin 3rd 11yrs-13yrs St Pat’s school and Debbie Pitcher 1st 14yrs-17yrs Our Lady of Fatima and Ann St Ledger Credit Union.

Front row: Ella Kelly 1st 7 and under from St Michael’s and St Peter’s school, Arklow and Oisin Howard 3rd U-9 Marymount school, the Rower. Middle row: Benjamin Blair 1st 8-10yrs Gorey Central school; Lily May O’Leary, Oylegate and Paudie Byrne 3rd U-9 special category from St Pat’s school. Back; Sean Furlong, Stella Kehoe and Ann St Ledger, New Ross Credit Union.