Budding photographers bag national awards

Two girls from Cork have done the county proud in a national photography competition.

Meabh Lowney from St Joseph's GNS in Clonakilty was the national winner of Ireland’s National School Photography Awards (INSPA) with a photo she submitted entitled ‘Our Bubble’ into the Senior Category of the awards. The winner of the Junior Category is Katie O'Rourke from Timoleague National School with her entry ‘Good Morning Ireland’.

INSPA is the national children’s photography competition and Positive Primaries Programme which is open to all primary schools in the Republic of Ireland. Throughout the 2020/21 school year, young creatives from around the country were encouraged to embed creative wellbeing into their school community while exploring the theme Accessible Places | Safer Spaces in association with the Children’s Rights Alliance.

The awards are having a massive impact in classrooms and homes across Ireland as they provide an inclusive model for children of all backgrounds and abilities to get involved. Through photography, INSPA introduces creative well-being into the lives of primary school communities while building a future generation of people who are confident, resilient, connected, kind and ready.

The 2021/22 awards are due to open shortly. Schools can begin a positive primary journey and participate in the upcoming awards by registering at inspa.ie.