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06 Sept 2025

Longford pupil presented with prize at Someone Like Me art competition national awards ceremony

The Someone Like Me art competition is organised and funded by the National Disability Authority

Longford pupil presented with prize at Someone Like Me art competition national awards ceremony

Samantha Thorpe, Cloontagh NS 2nd Class pupil Maximus Thorpe, and Director of the National Disability Authority, Dr Aideen Hartney. Picture: Gareth Chaney

Cloontagh National School, Longford was presented with its Junior County Winner’s Award at this year’s Someone Like Me Art Competition National Awards Ceremony.

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Now in its ninth year, the competition, which is organised and funded by the National Disability Authority, allows Ireland’s young people to learn about inclusivity and diversity through the medium of art.

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Pictured from left to right are Samantha Thorpe, Cloontagh NS 2nd Class pupil Maximus Thorpe, and Director of the National Disability Authority, Dr Aideen Hartney. Picture: Gareth Chaney

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