PPAI

Portrait
2015

1ST PLACE WINNER
Portrait 2015

BODY BUILDER

by John C Kelly

Jason Morris, of Toonagh, who came second in the Natural Bodybuilding Federation of Ireland 2014 Under-68kg category

2ND PLACE
THE STARE...

By Donall Farmer

Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane, at a pitch side press conference in Malahide

3RD PLACE
THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

By John C Kelly

Local man Paddy Hanrahan collecting seaweed as fertilizer for his garden, near Cappa, Kilrush, Co Clare

SHORTLISTED
FINDING THE FUTURE OF DESIGN

By Naoise Culhane

Alex Milton, NCAD’s Head of Design at the announcement of this year’s season of exhibitions

SHORTLISTED
FINAL INSPECTION

By Jonathan Porter

Outgoing PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott, in his office at police headquarters, during one of his last days before retiring from the post

SHORTLISTED
REFLECTION

By Julien Behal

Discover Ireland Dublin Horse Show 2014 – Orla Cassidy is reflected in her horse Artic Lodge’s eye, as she brushes him in the stables ahead of competing

SHORTLISTED
COMING OUT FROM THE DARKNESS

By Gerry Mooney

Maria Cahill, who claimed she was sexually abused by a republican when she was a teenager, broke her silence to make the claim

SHORTLISTED
I AM A BROKEN MAN WITH NO MORE MONEY

By Domnick Walsh

The face of a shattered man put out of business by recent storms. Mike Foran, a potato farmer, whose business of 15 years has been destroyed; now has no livelihood

SHORTLISTED
A CROSS TO BEAR

By David Conachy

Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern stands in the shadow of the memorial for 14 of the executed leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising at Arbour Hill, Dublin

SHORTLISTED
UNTITLED

By Aidan Crawley

Actor Brendan Gleeson (centre) pictured with his sons Domhnall and Brian, during a break in rehearsals for their play The Walworth Farce