awarded the Pádraic Mac Con Midhe Prize, Oireachtas,’79 Dublin. 1979
Artists Bursary Award. Galway County Council 2003
Nominee in the County Heritage Awards. Galway 2009
Invited to represent Ireland at the intercontinental art exhibitions “United Nations-symbol of life, freedom and happiness”
awarded the Pádraic Mac Con Midhe Prize, Oireachtas,’79 Dublin. 1979
Artists Bursary Award. Galway County Council 2003
Nominee in the County Heritage Awards Galway 2009
Invited to represent Ireland at the intercontinental art exhibitions
“United Nations-symbol of life, freedom and happiness”
2020
Invited to represent Ireland at the intercontinental art exhibitions
“United Nations-symbol of life, freedom and happiness”
The world premier that brings together artists from all 193 United Nations member countries in one showThe project is dedicated to the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, celebrated in 2020
Cumar – A Galway Rhapsody’ won the Best Documentary Award 2019 at the 9th Irish Film Festival London. In awarding the accolade, festival founder and director Kelly O’Connor predicted that Cumar would become a “long-standing document of the intrinsic essence and influence of Galway”.