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THE Creative Media Department, ITT and Animation Dingle, will offer an Animation Workshop on Saturday, December 13 from 11am to 4pm at the North Campus.

The workshop is to promote the new BA Degree in Animation, Visual FX & Motion Design on offer this September.

This workshop will introduce students to animation and allow them creative short films for entry in to the YA-O-TY (the Young Animator of the Year) Competition 2015. Dingle International Film Festival, in partnership with JAM Media and with the assistance of the Creative Media Department is hosting this animation competition for Transitional Year Students in Kerry for 2015.

The call is for new animation works created by Transitional Year Students.

A selection of the entries will be showcased at Animation Dingle on Thursday, March 12, 2015 with an awards ceremony.

One Transitional Year Student will be announced as the 2015 Young Animator of the Year. The award will include the offer of a work placement within Ireland’s top animation company, JAM Media and a silver award designed and made by renowned Dingle Jeweller, Brian de Staic.

For further details on the competition please see www.animationdingle.com; for further details on the Animation Workshop email mary.lucey@staff.ittralee.ie

st_itas_5x — Drummers from St Ita’s and St Joseph’s at the Square on Thursday. Photo by Dermot Crean

LUNCHTIME in the Square was sunny enough on Thursday, but the pupils from a local school managed to brighten it up even further with a drumming exhibition.

The pupils from St Ita’s and St Joseph’s School in Balloonagh were joined by teachers and class-room assistants in a lunchtime show where they also raised money for the school.

“We did a drumming workshop with Martin from the Dingle Drumming Group a few times so we said we’d do a bit of fundraising for the school today,” said Louise McCarthy, a teacher at the school.

“The kids really enjoy it. We did a performance for the parents about two months ago and it went really well, so Martin suggested we move it into the town. It makes people more aware of the school and the activities we put on there,” she said.

“It’s great fun for them because they get to make loads of noise. It’s only one of many activities like surfing, horse-riding, basketball, swimming and soccer that we do at the school and on excursions,” said Louise.

The pupils and teachers certainly seemed to enjoy themselves as can be seen in the video and photos below…