Carrick Lions Club presents prizes to winners of annual schools Peace Poster contest

The prize giving ceremony for the competition took place at Carrick-on-Suir's Nano Nagle Community Resource Centre

Pictured above: Carrick-on-Suir Lions Club Peace Poster Contest winners and judges. From left: Judge Kathleen Farrell, Orla Maude, Ballyneale NS; Denis Mechychuk, Green School CBS; Euan Kennedy, Owning NS; overall winner Hanna Ryan, Piltown NS; Maddie Walsh, Crehana NS; Aimee Keyes, Presentation Primary School; Charlotte O’Reilly, Newtown NS and judge Stephen Power. Six of the winners are missing from the photo. Picture Anne Marie Magorrian

Pupils from 13 schools in the district participated in Carrick-on-Suir & District Lions Club’s Peace Poster competition with Hanna Ryan from Piltown National School declared the overall winner.

Together as One was the theme of the art competition, which was judged by local artists Kathleen Farrell and Stephen Power and coordinated by Carrick Lions Club Peace Poster Officers Pat Murphy and Margaret Doyle.

Hanna Ryan’s winning poster will represent Carrick Lions Club in the national Peace Poster competition.

Lions Club member Pat Murphy was honoured with an award of appreciation for his dedicated leadership and outstanding service in coordinating Peace Poster competition, inspiring young artists and promoting the message of peace in the community for over 20 years.

Pat spoke of how young people all over the world took part in this competition and praised the young budding artists in the town and its environs.

Individual schools Peace Poster Contest winners

Ballyneale NS - Orla Maude

Clonea Power NS- Conor Galvin

Crehana NS-Maddie Walsh

Gaelscoil Charraig na Siúire - Alanna Murphy

Grangemockler NS- Maria Kanivchenko

Greenschool CBS - Denis Mecnychuk

Newtown NS - Charlotte O’Reilly

Owning NS - Euan Kennedy

Piltown NS - Hanna Ryan (overall winner).

Portlaw NS - Katie Mitchell