Two Kilkenny schools named county winners in prestigious national art competition

Bennettsbridge National School and Mother of Fair Love Special School are celebrating being named Junior and Senior County Winners respectively of the prestigious national art competition, Someone Like Me.

They will soon join 46 other schools to compete for the much sought-after national title at the national awards ceremony to be held at Dublin City Hall on Wednesday, January 17, 2024.

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.

Bennettsbridge National School and Mother of Fair Love Special School will now go on to compete with 46 other schools from around the country for the overall national Someone Like Me award which will be announced at the national awards ceremony to held at Dublin City Hall on Wednesday, January 17, 2023.

The competition, which offers a range of prizes up to the value of €1,250, was open to all primary school pupils from junior infants to sixth class and more than 2,200 entries were received from individual pupils, class groups and whole schools right across Ireland. 

Entries ranged from posters and collages to large sculptural installations and multimedia pieces.