GoIreland.com Photography Awards - 2005 Winners

This year’s Awards challenged amateur photographers from Ireland and abroad to create an imaginative icon for Ireland 2005.

The winning image, ‘From Famine Ships to Partnerships’, is being printed as an original postcard by The Hinde Group. The winning photographer also receives a Nikon D70 S Digital Camera.

Runners-up receive a relaxing short-break holiday at one of the following superb hotels:

• Faithlegg House, Co. Waterford
• Ramada Ballykisteen, Co. Tipperary
• Trident Hotel, Kinsale, Co Cork
• Maryborough House Hotel, Co Cork
• Midleton Park Hotel & Spa, Co Cork
• Berkeley Court Hotel, Dublin City
• Renvyle House Hotel, Connemara, Galway
• Dingle Skellig Hotel, Dingle, Co Kerry

GoIreland.com thanks the thousands of entrants who submitted photographs for this year’s Awards. The Judging Panel was impressed with the variety of images and the overall standard of entries.

Winner 'From famine ships to partnerships'. John Kane - Ireland

Runner up 1 'Wolf whistle delight' Jonathan Sherling - Ireland

Runner up 2 'Winter Walk' John O Neill - Ireland

Runner up 3 'Time to go' Richard Curran - United Kingdom

Runner up 4 'St Colman's Cathedral - Cobh Festival' David Creedon - Ireland

Runner up 5 'The morning cycle' Pierre LeClerc - Canada

Runner up 6 'Wheels of change' Marion Moriarty - Ireland

Runner up 7 'Enniskillen wakeboarders' Terry McCarthy - Northern Ireland

Runner up 8 'Giant's causeway' Ivar Olsen - Norway