Congratulations go to Creative Photo Imaging Club who claimed the title of overall winners of this year’s IPF National Club Championships. The newly commissioned Sean Casey Memorial Trophy which replaces the Rose Bowl goes home with them to Northern Ireland for the coming year. They narrowly pipped Drogheda Photographic Club into second place and Dundalk Photographic Society took third place.
For the individual awards, congratulations to Frank Condra from Drogheda Photographic Club who won best monochrome print and Damien O’Malley from Dundalk Photographic Society who won best colour print.
This year 23 clubs competed for the top prize and with standards rising year on year, it proved another fierce battle with many outstanding images on display. Congratulations to every photographer who was represented on their club’s panel – given the standard of club photography in Ireland at the moment, that is in itself a fine achievement and we look forward to seeing more outstanding images next year.
Thank you to Competition Co-Ordinator Darragh Sherwin for all his hard work organising the event. Thanks also to all those who assisted him, including members of Mullingar Camera Club.
We also say a sincere thank you to our three judges:
- Jacky Martin MFIAP, HonEFIAP FIAP Vice-President, Director of World Cup Service
- Chris Palmer FRPS EFIAP DPAGB APAGB
- Margaret Salisbury FRPS, FIPF, MFIAP, APAGB.
Final thanks to Westmeath County Council for once again allowing us to use their beautiful venue – The Council Buildings.
Winning images and panels shown below (click to enlarge). Full results available as PDF download at bottom of page.
| Overall Winners | |||
| 1st Place | Creative Photo Imaging Club | ||
| 2nd Place | Drogheda Photographic Club | ||
| 3rd Place | Dundalk Photographic Society | ||
| Colour Print Panel | |||
| 1st Place | Creative Photo Imaging Club | ||
| 2nd Place | Drogheda Photographic Club | ||
| 3rd Place | Dundalk Photographic Society | ||
| Monochrome Print Panel | |||
| 1st Place | Drogheda Photograhic Club | ||
| 2nd Place | Creative Photo Imaging Club | ||
| 3rd Place | Cork Camera Group | ||
| Individual Awards - Colour Print | |||
| Gold Medal | Damien O'Malley | Eve | Dundalk Photographic Society |
| Silver Medal | Bob Given | Pat | Creative Photo Imaging Club |
| Bronze Medal | Judy Boyle | Baby Sitting | Drogheda Photographic Club |
| HM | Ross McKelvey | Irish Harp | Creative Photo Imaging Club |
| HM | Paul Power | Hunger | Tallaght Photographic Society |
| Individual Awards - Monochrome Print | |||
| Gold Medal | Frank Condra | Boy and Pony | Drogheda Photographic Club |
| Silver Medal | Des Clinton | Geese Woman | Drogheda Photographic Club |
| Bronze Medal | Ross McKelvey | Chainmail Profile | Creative Photo Imaging Club |
| HM | Judy Boyle | Emily | Drogheda Photographic Club |
| HM | Bob Given | Alien | Creative Photo Imaging Club |
