Winners Of Kerry ETB Christmas Card Competition Announced

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Katie O’Connor of Castleisland Community College receives her prize of an iPad from Hugh Culloty of Culloty’s Expert on The Mall, after winning the Kerry ETB Christmas Card competition. Also included is art teacher Pia Thornton, Ann O’Dwyer, Director of Schools at Kerry ETB and Colm McEvoy CEO of Kerry ETB. Photo by Dermot Crean

THE annual Kerry Education & Training Board Christmas Card Art Competition saw over 200 entries from their eight Post Primary Schools throughout Kerry.

As always the standard was very high, but there can be only one overall winner with three runners up selected and they were invited to Kerry ETB Head Office on Friday where they were presented with their prizes by Ann O’Dwyer, Director of Schools.

The overall winner was Katie O’Connor, a 3rd year student at Castleisland Community College, who received a Samsung Tablet sponsored by Hugh Culloty Expert, The Mall, Tralee.

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Michaela Harrington of Causeway Comprehensive School and Shannia O’Brien of Coláiste Gleann Lí were runners up who each received a €50 O’Mahony’s Bookshop voucher.

“Every card submitted demonstrated great artistic talent in our schools and we are very proud to display all the entries here at our offices in Centrepoint, Tralee for everyone to enjoy and admire,” said Ann O’Dwyer.

Shannia O’Brien of Coláiste Gleann Lí receiving her prize of a €50 voucher from Director of Schools at Kerry ETB Ann O’Dwyer for finishing runner up in the the Kerry ETB Christmas Card competition. Also included is Deputy Principal of Coláiste Gleann Lí and Colm McEvoy CEO of Kerry ETB. Photo by Dermot Crean

“We want to thank every student who entered the competition as their art work has brightened up the offices during this festive season and  I invite people to come view the cards on display.”

The winning card was sponsored and printed by Kingdom Printers and will be circulated all over the country as the official Kerry ETB Christmas Card.

Kerry ETB thanked all the students who took part and their art teachers for their enthusiasm and interest.

Kerry ETB would also like to thank again Kingdom Printers, Hugh Culloty and O’Mahonys who helped make the Kerry ETB Christmas Card Competition such a success this year. Finally and most importantly, Kerry ETB would like to congratulate the winners.

Michaela Harrington of Causeway Comprehensive School receiving her prize of a €50 voucher from CEO of Kerry ETB for finishing runner up in the the Kerry ETB Christmas Card competition. Also included is Causeway Comprehensive School Principal Cathal Fitzgerald, Catherine Lyons of Kerry ETB, art teacher Marianne Browne and Ann O’Dwyer, Director of Schools at Kerry ETB. Photo by Dermot Crean

Michaela Harrington of Causeway Comprehensive School, (runner-up), Katie O’Connor (winner) of Castleisland Community College and Shannia O’Brien of Coláiste Gleann Lí (runner-up) at the presentation of awards for the Kerry ETB Christmas Card competition. Photo by Dermot Crean

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