Kilkenny National School, Glenties, pick up their prize at ‘Someone Like Me’ awards

Kilkenny National School, Glenties, have picked up their prize having been named as the Senior County Winners in the National Disability Authority’s ‘Someone Like Me’ National Art Competition.

Now in its eighth year, the Someone Like Me art competition, which is organised by the National Disability Authority, attracted more than 2,200 entries from national schools across the length and breadth of the country.

The competition was created as part of the National Disability Authority’s work to nurture more positive attitudes towards persons with disabilities and, to date, it has seen more than 17,500 children take part in lesson plans and pupil activities designed to challenge our young people to appreciate and respect similarities and differences in people.

Niamh Boyle looked after the Senior County Winner, Kilkenny National School’s fifth and sixth class pupils Gráinne McPolin and Kellie Herron. “Our Disability Book urges people to treat everyone equally no matter what disability they have,” they said.

Gartan National School, with teacher Ann Gourley, was the Junior County Winner.