.Mercy Mounthawk students attending Tralee Credit Union’s Prizegiving Night with Ellie The Elephant. From left; Roisin Lynch, Cillian O’Regan and Elisha Buckley.
OVER 150 people attended Tralee Credit Union’s prize giving event dedicated to young people on Friday night in Manor West Hotel.
Presentations were made to students from primary, secondary and third level for Tralee Credit Union’s Annual Art Competition, their Education and Dan Kellegher Memorial Awards and Schools Credit Union in Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School, Tralee and Presentation Secondary School in Castleisland.
“Prizegiving Night is a great night for our winners and their families and is testimony of the commitment students, parents, teachers and schools give to the support of our youth activities,” said Fintan Ryan, CEO, Tralee Credit Union.
Continued below…
“This year we received over 500 entries to the Credit Union Art Competition so it was an opportunity to display and showcase the work of our talented art competition winners. All 1st prize winners will now go on to represent Tralee Credit Union at Chapter 23 (regional level) of the competition,” he said.
“Having received a great response to our education awards, a total of €10,500 were awarded to this year’s winners and Margaret Kellegher, daughter of the late Dan Kellegher presented cheques to our Dan Kellegher Memorial Award Winners.
A special acknowledgement was also made on the night to last year’s Transition Years in Mercy Mounthawk Secondary School and Presentation Secondary School Castleisland for their commitment in running their own school’s credit unions,” he said.
Scroll down for photos…
.Art Competition Winners: Ron O’Neill St Brendans School Fenit, Danica Kelliher Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí, Roisin O’Halloran Cronin, St Brendans Fenit and Metta Shrestha, Curraheen School, Glenbeigh. Back Row: From Tralee Credit Union, Fintan Ryan CEO, Ellie The Elephant, Tom Lawlor Chairman and Mary O’Connell Director..Enable Ireland Adults Services Edward Street, Tralee winners of TCUs Art Competition. Bernard James with Tomas Foran Rumpler, Breda Foran and Eddie McCarthy Enable Ireland, and Ciaran Foran Rumpler with Fintan Ryan TCU, Tom Lawlor TCU and Barry Clifford.Art Competition Winner Fionn Bermingham from Holy Family Tralee with his mum Patricia and sister Bronagh, Teacher, Alannah Moriarty, Mr Ed O’Brien Principal.Education and Dan Kellegher Memorial Awards winners. Front Row: Annie O’Donnell, Ballymac, Margaret Kellegher (Dan Kellegher’s daughter) Tom Lawlor TCU, Siobhan Griffin, Beaufort. Back Row: Kathryn Smith, Ardfert, Dylan Ronan, Ballyrickard, Tralee, Mary O’Connell TCU, Mick Casey, TCU, Karina Quilter, Mounthawk, Tralee, Fiona O’Halloran, Monavalley, Tralee and Marie Murray, Lyreacrompane.Art competition winners. In front: Sophia Neilan, Scoil Lios Teilic, Natalia Szczodrowska Scoil Lios Teilic, Joe Shanahan, Scoil Nuachabhail, Conor Horan and Liam Og Kingston Scoil Lios Teilic. Back Row: Scott Rumgay, Dan Fisher, Scoil Lios Teilic, Mary Cotter (Judge) Fionn Bermingham Holy Family School, Tom Lawlor Chairman and Ruairi O’Connell Scoil Lios Teilic.Art Competition Winners: Laura West, Scoil Nuachabhail Ballymac, Lauren O’Sullivan, Ardfert National School, Airida Mateviciute, Scoil Mhuire Killorglin, Niamh Murphy, Knockaclarig National School, Brosna, Sarah Murphy, Scoil Mhuire Killorglin and Mary McKenna Scoil Mhuire Killorglin. Back Row, Tralee Credit Union, Fintan Ryan CEO, Ellie The Elephant, Tom Lawlor Chairman and Mary O’Connell Director.Art Competition Winners: Aoibhin O’Neill, Brookfield College, Elisha Buckley and Roisin Lynch Mercy Mounthawk, Nicole Chun Brookefield College, Tralee. Back Row: Tralee Credit Union, Mary Cotter (Art Judge) Suzanne Ennis, Tom Lawlor (Chairman) and Mary O’Connell, Director.Roisin Lynch, Mercy Mouthawk with her winning entry in Tralee Credit Union’s Credit Union Competition.
