PPAI

Arts and Entertainment
2023

1ST PLACE WINNER
Arts and Entertainment 2023

THE BEADY EYE

by Alan Betson

Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell speaking to media at the premiere of The Banshees of Inisherin at the Lighthouse Cinema, Smithfield, Dublin.

2ND PLACE
SING

By Leon Farrell

Soprano Megan O’Neil warms up her vocals ahead of the Feis Ceoil singing competition in the RDS, Dublin.

3RD PLACE
FINAL TOUCHES

By Leon Farrell

Keely McDonagh puts her figures into place on a stage design she made as she waits for the judges to arrive, hoping to be one of the winners chosen for an internship with the Abbey Theatre

SHORTLISTED
THE GIANT

By Niall Carson

Crowds watch as the seven-metre-high Con Mór, The Giant is on display at the Macnas Halloween show in Galway.

SHORTLISTED
IT’S TIME

By Leon Farrell

Singer Tolü Makay waits to be called on stage to perform.

SHORTLISTED
Reflected IN ART

By Dara MacDónaill

One woman enjoys the sun while another enjoys the art in Trinity College Dublin.

SHORTLISTED
DANCING ON THE LAND

By Philip Doyle

Sean-nós dancer Edwina Guckian dances a set on a barrel in Co. Leitrim. Edwina is heavily involved in preserving the history and traditions of the area.

SHORTLISTED
HAIR AND MAKE-UP

By Frank McGrath

Veda, a drag queen and HIV activist, photographed getting ready before going on stage at The George, in Dublin.

SHORTLISTED
SUPPORT ACT

By Marc O’Sullivan

Young ballet dancers from the Irish National Youth Ballet pictured at a photocall during rehearsals for The Nutcracker.

SHORTLISTED
GARTH BROOKS

By Philip Doyle

An emotional Garth Brooks takes his hat off to his fans as he thanks them on his final performance at the historic concerts in Croke Park in September 2022.

SHORTLISTED
SIN SAOL

By David Fitzgerald

Sin Saol, a traditional Irish band from Wexford, perform in France.

SHORTLISTED
MAESTRA

By Mark Stedman

Margaret Bridge from Wicklow, one of the twelve participants of the National Concert Hall and Grant Thornton Female Conductor Programme.