Awards and Prizes

Awards and Prizes   46 to date  Volume One

1987        Patrick Kavanagh Memorial Award, Dundalk

1990                The Allingham Arts Poetry Competition Ballyshannon

1991                The Hopkins Certificate of Merit. Monastrevin

1993        Syllables Writers Dublin Special Merit Awards

1994        Church and General Short Story Competition. 1^st Prize

                Kells Festival Poetry Competition 3^rd Prize

1995        Syllables Writers Dublin Special Merit Award

                Chapter and Verse Killiney Certificate

    Kells Festival Poetry Competition 2^nd Prize

1996        Syllables Writers Dublin Special Merit Award

1997        Syllables Writers Dublin Special Merit Award

                The Nora Fahy Award Ennis.

1998        Drogheda Mental Health Short Story 1^st Prize

1999        Bookwise Short Story Competition 2^nd Prize 

                Francis Ledwidge Poetry Competition 4t Prize

2000        Francis Ledwidge Certificate of Merit

                Irish Poets World Wide Poem of the Month for April

                Irish Poets Worldwide  Poem of the Month   July

2001        Francis Ledwidge Poetry Competition 2^nd Prize

                Strokestown Shortlist

                Irish poets worldwide Poetry Award  May  J

2002        Strokestown Shortlist

2003        Poet of Fingal Poetry Competition. Certificate

                Boyle Arts Festival  Special Merit Award

2004        The Tom O Shea Competition  1^st Prize

                Bard of Armagh  2n Prize

                Strokestown Shortlist

2005        Poet of Fingal;  1st Prize

                Poet of Fingal Certificate of Merit

                Clogh Writers Special Merit Award

                Francis Ledwidge award for Readers Choice 

2006        Poet of Fingal   1^st Prize

                Bard of Armagh  Runner up

                People in the Community Award Meath Co. Council

                Community IT Project Award, Meath Co. C ouncil

2007        Poet of Fingal   3^rd Prize

                Poet of Fingal   Certificate of Merit

2008        Poet of Fingal    Certificate of Merit

2009        TheToulmin Award from the Elphinston Institute at The University of Aberdeen

2010        Golden Pen Certificate of Merit

                Swift Satire Competition  3^rd Prize

                Battle of the Books  Winning Captain

                Jonathon Swift Highly Commended Award

                Francis Ledwidge Poetry Award

 2011       Dromineer Literary Festival Highly Commended

 2012       Poem of the Month  Lapwing Belfast
                Battle of the Books  Winning Captain