Awards and Prizes

1987 Patrick Kavanagh Memorial Award

1990 The Allingham Arts Poetry Competition

1991 The Hopkins Certificate of Merit.

1993 Syllables Writers Dublin Special Merit Awards

1994 Church and General Short Story Competition. 1st Prize

Kells Festival Poetry Competition 3rd Prize

1995 Syllables Writers Dublin Special Merit Award

Chapter and Verse Killiney Certificate

Kells Festival Poetry Competition 2nd Prize

1996 Syllables Writers Dublin Special Merit Award

1997 Syllables Writers Dublin Special Merit Award

The Nora Fahy Award Ennis.

1998 Drogheda Mental Health Short Story 1st Prize

1999 Bookwise Short Story Competition 2nd Prize

Francis Ledwidge Poetry Competition 4t Prize

2000 Francis Ledwidge Certificate of Merit

Irish Poets World Wide Poem of the Month for April

Irish Poets Worldwide Poem of the Month July

2001 Francis Ledwidge Poetry Competition 2nd Prize

Strokestown Shortlist

Irish poets worldwide Poetry Award May

2002 Strokestown Shortlist

2003 Poet of Fingal Poetry Competition. Certificate

Boyle Arts Festival Special Merit Award

2004 The Tom O Shea Competition 1st Prize

Bard of Armagh 2n Prize

Strokestown Shortlist

2005 Poet of Fingal; 1st Prize

Poet of Fingal Certificate of Merit

Clogh Writers Special Merit Award

Francis Ledwidge award for Readers Choice

2006 Poet of Fingal 1st Prize

Bard of Armagh Runner up

People in the Community Award Meath Co. Council

Community IT Project Award, Meath Co. Council

2007 Poet of Fingal 3rd Prize

Poet of Fingal Certificate of Merit

2008 Poet of Fingal Certificate of Merit

2009 The Toulmin Award from The University of Aberdeen

2010 Golden Pen Certificate of Merit

Swift Satire Competition 3rd Prize

Battle of the Books Winning Captain

Jonathon Swift Highly Commended Award

Francis Ledwidge Poetry Award

2011 Dromineer Literary Festival Highly Commended

2012 Poem of the Month Lapwing Belfast

Battle of the Books Winning Captain