1ST PLACE WINNER
Sports Feature 2008
WATER BOY
by John C KellyShannon swimmer and 2012 Olympic hopeful Chris Bryan goes through his early morning paces at Shannon pool, Co. Clare.
By Darren Kidd
Deirdre Byrne of Sli Cualann rests her feet after finishing third in the Belfast International Cross Country at Stormont Estate
Heart broken St. Mary’s fans after a one-point defeat by Belvedere College in the Leinster Schools Senior Cup Final in March.
Who’s counting... young scorekeepers having tea, hanging around and keeping the points on the board at a Gaelic football match in Killybegs, Co. Donegal
By Ray McManus
Twelve-year-old Waterford supporter Sean O’Sullivan, from Ballysaggart, cries during the last ten minutes of the All-Ireland Final between Kilkenny and Waterford at Croke Park, Dublin.
Golfer Padraig Harrington and Jack Dunn, Chief Executive Officer, FTI, at a press conference in the Shelbourne Hotel, where FTI announced that it had entered into a global partnership to be a leading sponsor to the international golfer and triple major championship winner.
Jamaica’s Shelly-Ann Fraser celebrates after winning the women’s 100m final in the Olympics.
" Two young jockeys reflect on their race performance at Dingle Races "
By Julien Behal
Two team mates from the Sierra Leone Amputee National Football Team celebrate after scoring a goal, during a practice match on the beach in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
By John C Kelly
Scariff’s Seamus Noonan is covered in mud following their Munster Junior Cup game against Dolphins
Competitors stand for the Irish National Anthem before the Irish and American flags. For the first time ever one of the competitors was from America.
By Dan Linehan
Cork’s Gemma O’Connor and Mary O’Connor celebrate after victory in the All-Ireland Senior Camogie Final at Croke Park
By Cyril Byrne
Captain Geoff Curran in the stable with Kilkishen (the Legend) at the Army Equestrian School, Mc Kee Barracks, in preparation for the Olympics