Success for club members at the IPF NPC Finals 2025

Saturday April 26^th was a great day for CCC at the finals of the IPF National Photography Competition which were held in the Westgrove Hotel, Clane.

Multiple club members had images qualified from the regional finals some weeks ago and on Saturday theses images were judged by 3 eminent Irish Judges. CCC did exceptionally well and the following were awarded Two Gold Medals, One Bronze Medal and Two Honourable Mentions. Two of the six categories were won by CCC members, which is a great achievement in a national competition.

Congratulations all and well done to all members who had images qualified for the Finals, and especially to the members listed below whose images received awards:

• Michael Linehan Gold Medal in Activity Category and a Bronze Medal in Macro Category
• David Wolahan Gold Medal in People Category
• George Pacini received an Honourable Mention in Activity Category
• Paul Gibney received an Honourable Mention in Creative Category

The winning images can be seen below. Click on the thumbnail to open the image.

Magical Discovery by David Wolahan won a Gold Medal in the People category.

Tackled by Michael Linehan won a Gold Medal in the Activity category.

Caterpillar with dew drops by Michael Linehan won a Bronze Medal in the Macro category.

Hurdles Girl in Santry by George Pacini received an Honourable Mention in the Activity category.

The Great Art Robbery by Paul Gibney received an Honourable Mention in the Creative category.