Limerick students win big at national art competition

FIVE Limerick students have won prizes in this year’s Texaco Children’s Art Competition.

In the 14-15 year age category, David MacAodha, a pupil at Coláiste Íde agus Iosef, Abbeyfeale, won third prize for his work entitled A Forgotten Life.

In addition, four Limerick winners each won Special Merit Awards for artworks that Professor Granville said “demonstrated high levels of skill and imagination”.

They were Caleb Morris, also a pupil at Coláiste Íde agus Iosef; Eva Liang from Coláiste Chiaráin, Croom; Zihan Yan from Scoil Mháthair Dé, Limerick city and Jillian Arriana Atienza from St Paul's National School, Dooradoyle.