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You are here: Home / News / Competition Results / Galway wins IPF National Shield by the narrowest margin!

Galway wins IPF National Shield by the narrowest margin!

November 8, 2014 by Niamh Whitty Leave a Comment

Canson Infinity Congratulations to Galway Camera Club who have been announced as winners of the IPF National Shield 2014 by the narrowest of margins with only one point separating them from second placed Waterford Camera Club. Malahide took a very honourable third place, just four points behind the winners!

Full results, winning panels and winning individual images are available to view below.

This year saw a record entry of 27 clubs from every corner of Ireland – well done to all participating clubs.

FineArtPapers FART LOGOGalway Camera Club also win €250 in vouchers for Canson Infinity paper from Sheldon Fine Art Papers, Waterford Camera Club win €150 in vouchers and Malahide Camera Club receive €100 worth of vouchers.  Our thanks to them for their generous sponsorship once again this year.

Judges:

We would like to thank our judges who gave such great comments and feedback, they are: –

Glyn Edmunds APSA EPSA EFIAP/s –

Jean Brooks EFIAP/b BPE2* –

Ross McKelvey MPAGB FIPF EFIAP BPE5*

Thanks:

Thank you also must go to Malahide Community School for the use of their superb venue and a massive thank you to our host club, Malahide Camera Club for their organisation, resourcefulness and helpfulness in running the National Shield, especially Michael Killen, Harry Reynolds, Éamon O’Murchu, Mark Stewart, and Tony Murray and to the rest of the back room staff including Darragh Sherwin. Thanks to Michelle La Grue and Ronan McLaughlin for their fantastic talks. Special thanks also to Joe Doyle, IPF Shield Co-ordinator for the countless hours he has dedicated to this event.

Overall Winners
1st PlaceGalway Camera Club
2nd PlaceWaterford Camera Club
3rd PlaceMalahide Camera Club
Colour Print Panel
1st PlaceGalway Camera Club
2nd PlaceCelbridge Camera Club
3rd PlaceMalahide Camera Club
Monochrome Print Panel
1st PlaceWaterford Camera Club
2nd PlaceDundalk Photographic Society
3rd Place (joint)Malahide Camera Club
3rd Place (joint)Palmerstown Camera Club
Individual Awards - Colour Print
Gold MedalStephen Conway'Nude'Waterford Camera Club
Silver MedalDes Glynn'Collie'Galway Camera Club
Bronze MedalNoel Kierans'Symmetry'Mid Louth Camera Club
HMVirgil Ispas'Drowning in 6" of Water'Celbridge Camera Club
HMMario MacRory'Kingfisher'Waterford Camera Club
Individual Awards - Monochrome Print
Gold MedalMonica Ralph'Chest of Drawers'An Tain Photographic
Silver MedalDavid Armstrong'Who Cares'Clones Photographic Society
Bronze MedalDavid O'Sullivan'Tankardstown'Waterford Camera Club
HMJanusz Trzesicki'Treasure'Mallow Camera Club
HMMicheline Murphy'Horse'Wexford Camera Club

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Winning Print Panels

17. Galway CC Colour
16. Celbridge Colour
15. Malahide Colour
14. Waterford Mono
13. Dundalk PS Mono
11. Palmerstown Mono
12. Malahide Mono

Winning Individual Images

10. wexford_colour_ 1_stephen_conway_nude_portrait
9. Des_Glynn_Collie
8. Noel Kierans - Symmetry
7. NS2014_C_ 18
6. Waterford CC Colour panel (1 of 9)
5. chest of drawers  Monica Ralph
4. 13 who cares
3. Waterford CC BW Panel (2 of 8)
1. wexford_mono_ 1_michelline_murphy_horse
2. MCC-BW1-Treasure

Colour Panels

1. Clones PG Colour
2. Cork CG Colour
3. Athlone PC Colour
4. Mid Louth Colour
5. Offshoot Colour
6. Palmerstown Colour
7. Malahide Colour
8. Naas Colour
9. Boyle Colour
10. Clondalkin Colour
11. Mayo PC Colour
13. Fermoy CC Colour
14. Galway CC Colour
15. Carlow PS Colour
16. Rush Library Colour
17. An Tain Colour
18. Greystones Colour
19. Celbridge Colour
20. Waterford Colour
21. Dungarvan Colour
23.Blackwater Colour
24. Kilkenny PS Colour
25. Mallow Colour
26. Dublin CC Colour
27. Dundalk PS Colour
28. Wexford CC Colour
29. Gorey PC Colour

Click to view all panels as slideshow..

Monochrome Panels

1. Clones PG Mono
2. Cork CG Mono
3. Athlone PC Mono
4. Mid Louth Mono
5. Offshoot Mono
6. Palmerstown Mono
7. Malahide Mono
9. Boyle Mono
11. Mayo PC Mono
13. Fermoy Mono
14. Galway CC Mono
15. Carlow PS Mono
16. Rush Library Mono
17. An Tain Mono
18. Greystones Mono
19. Celbridge Mono
20. Waterford Mono
22. Dungarvan Mono
23. Blackwater Mono
24. Kilkenny PS Mono
25. Mallow Mono
26. Dublin CC Mono
27. Dundalk PS Mono
28. Wexford CC Mono
29. Gorey PC Mono

Click to view all panels as slideshow..

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