CREDIT UNION ART WINNERS
HUNDREDS of entries for Drogheda Credit Union’s Annual Art Competition posed enormous headaches for judge Tony Conaghy of the Droichead Arts Centre. With most of the categories proving so much more popular than previous years, Tony decided to award additional ‘Highly Commended’ entries.
All budding local artists were invited to submit entries to this year’s All Ireland Credit Union Art Competition by illustrating the theme ‘Set your imagination free’. The winners were announced at a prize awarding function in the Westcourt Hotel. Paul Brassil and Tommy Weir of Drogheda Credit Union Ltd presented the winners with their certificates and the very talented winning posters were put on display for all to admire.
The first prize winners of each category will now go forward to Chapter Level where they have a chance of getting through to National Level. Winners at National Level feature on the Credit Union 2018 calendar.
Drogheda Credit Union would like to thank all those who took part and of course the teachers who do so much every year to encourage their students and make the competition a success. A special thank you to Tony Conaghy who gives his time every year to do the extremely challenging job of judging.
General Category Winners are as follows:
7 Years & Under ; 1st Place Finn O’Neill Rainbow Club - Drogheda , 2nd Place Nitin Arvmvgam Rainbow Club - Drogheda , 3rd Place Baxter Browne St Olivers NS - Drogheda . HC Joe Rioual Kilbride NS – Trim . HC Alfred Bjoerk St Patricks – Trim
8 – 10 Years ; 1st Place Niall Murray Gealscoil an Bhradain , 2nd Place Diarmuid O’Loughmain Scoil Aonghusa – Drogheda , 3rd Place Nehemiah Clegg St Pauls NS – Drogheda . HC Lydia Walsh St Pauls NS – Drogheda , HC Luke Collins Scoil Aonghusa – Drogheda . HC Leah Kerr Aston Village Educate Together
11 – 13 Years . 1st Place Jake Adams Ballymakenny – Drogheda . 2nd Place Louise Kierans Ballymakenny – Drogheda . 3rd Place Dearbhla Deffely Ballymakenny – Drogheda . HC Rugile Skersonaile Ballymakenny – Drogheda , HC Keneisha Greene Scully Colaiste Na Hinse – Bettystown , HC Kate Reynolds Ballymakenny – Drogheda
14 – 17 Years ; 1st Place Erin King Eglishby Colaiste Na Hinse – Bettystown , 2nd Place Chris McConnon Espinala Colaiste Na Hinse – Bettystown , 3rd Place Paris Walker Ballymakenny – Drogheda . HC Kaelah Maguire Ballymakenny – Drogheda .HC Milana Ruslyte Boice Court – Drogheda . HC Jenny Faulkner Ballymakenny – Drogheda Special Categories
11 – 13 Years . 1st Place Luke Kelly St Ita’s – Drogheda , 2nd Place Noah Kennedy St Ita’s – Drogheda , 3rd Place Joshua Woods St Ita’s – Drogheda , HC Ellie Rose Realt Na Mara – Mornington . HC Jessie De Silva St Ita’s – Drogheda . HC Priscilla McLoughlin St Ita’s – Drogheda
14 – 17 Years ; 1st Place Katie Kelly St Ita’s – Drogheda , 2nd Place Holly Leech St Ita’s – Drogheda , 3rd Place Reece Egerton Sadlier St Ita’s – Drogheda . HC Jackie Esanbar St Ita’s – Drogheda . HC Shauna O’Mara St Ita’s – Drogheda . HC Anne Alksne St Ita’s – Drogheda
Over 18’s ; 1st Place Sean Carroll Dunleer Day Centre , 2nd Place Barbara Ward St John of God’s , 3rd Place Paul Healy St John of God’s . HC Ann Marie Sarsfield St John of God’s . HC Jamie Caffrey St John of God’s . HC Sarah Keegan St John of God’s
Groups ; 1st Prize Primary 2 St Ita’s – Drogheda , 2nd Prize Primary 1 St Ita’s – Drogheda , 3rd Prize Primary 3 St Ita’s – Drogheda . HC Primary 4 St Ita’s – Drogheda . HC Room 1 St Ita’s – Drogheda.