Creative Clondalkin at Áras Chronain in the village

Áras Chrónáin welcomed some of Clondalkin’s greatest artists this past weekend for the third instalment of Creative Clondalkin.

This year, judges were blown away by the long list of “high-quality” entries across the numerous categories, from photography to ceramics and more.

Volunteers were particularly important on the day, helping to make this year’s ceremony a particularly successful one.

The trophy for Overall Best in show Mick Bonner award was presented to anne Wall, while rita Garrett was presented with the sDCC Heritage award.

shane Lynch was awarded the Clondalkin Tidy Towns award, susan Quin won the Fairtrade award, and Eve Hickey was the winner of the Guss O’Connell award.

Mayor Francis Timmons presented Creative Clondalkin in the heart of the Village and thanked each participant and volunteer for their hard work and dedication on the day.

“We were delighted to hold our third Creative Clondalkin. I particularly want to thank Darren Lamony, Mairead McBreen, Maeve Murphy, Paula Galvan and all other volunteers, including IVOL, who helped bring this show to our community. It gives people a chance to display their art and crafts in this competition.”

Mayor Francis Timmons thanked sDCC for sponsoring the event, as well as Áras Chrónáin for hosting it and Local Vocals, who gave a special musical performance for all in attendance on the day and judges Marian Mallon, robert Dowds, Tommy Byrne and Linda Fowley.

Mayor Timmons went on to mention the “long history of creativity” that exists in Clondalkin and the competition’s aim “to promote and encourage creativity in Clondalkin and the wider area.”

“In Clondalkin, we have a long history of creativity with artists like the late Johnathan Wade, the fabulous Jo Lawless and local artists like Tommy Byrne.

“We need to keep creativity alive and encourage our younger citizens to carry on these strong traditions.”

The free-to-enter competition welcomed an eclectic mix of amateur-level artwork across several categories, making it as diverse as possible.

“We had a varied list of categories with something for young and old and everything in between, from photography to heritage to fairtrade and crafts.”

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