PPAI

Arts and Entertainment
2017

1ST PLACE WINNER
Arts and Entertainment 2017

STEP TOGETHER

by Gerry Mooney

Members of the Defence Forces march through the streets of Dublin during the Easter rising centenary celebration parade.

2ND PLACE
ALL EYES ON BRUCE

By Ramsey Cardy

Bruce Springsteen performs at Croke Park in Dublin.

3RD PLACE
SPARKS WILL FLY

By Leon Farrell

Fidget Feet perform Sky Dance over the River Liffey and Customs House Dublin during NYE celebrations in Dublin

SHORTLISTED
HIGH FLYER

By Mark Marlow

Competitors practice in the warm up area before going on stage during the world Irish dance championships.

SHORTLISTED
HULA HULA HULA

By Marc O’Sullivan

Fitness Hula Hooper Mairéad Collins photographed at Sandymount Beach

SHORTLISTED
WOMEN OF THE RISING.

By Steve Humphreys

Emily Duffy representing the 77 women imprisoned in 1916 at Richmond Barracks at the opening of Richmond Barracks along with Deirdre Smith Deirdre Smith Emma Geraghty and Katie McCarthy.

SHORTLISTED
DUBLIN THEATRE FESTIVAL LAUNCH

By Leon Farrell

Willie White Artistic Director with actor's PJ Gallagher and Una McKevitt's at the launch of the programme for Dublin Theatre Festival

SHORTLISTED
FARMLEIGH GALLERY

By Leon Farrell

A young girl looks at a piece entiled Town Country People by Locky Morris at Farmleigh Gallery as part of the Two Birds/One Stone Exhibiton

SHORTLISTED
LOOK UP HERE I'M IN HEAVEN

By Jonathan Porter

Tribute to the late musician David Bowie on a street off the Lisburn Road in south Belfast. shortly after he died.

SHORTLISTED
A COMPANY OF WOLVES

By Joe O’Shaughnessy

A company of wolves in the Macnas parade Savage Grace on the streets of Galway City for Halloween.

SHORTLISTED
PADRAIC PEARSE'S 1916 JAIL CELL PEACE LILIES

By Henry Wills

Mayo Co Council's artist in residence Katie Moore created her inspired 3 dimension art installation comprising six thousand handcrafted fabric peace lilies within the exact space of his cell.

Shortlisted
FIRE!!

By Gerry Mooney

An Irish Volunteer engages fire with an RIC officer during the recreation of the 1916 battle of Ashbourne ambush in which several RIC officers and volunteers were killed