Since its inception in 1968, the RDS National Crafts Competition continues to encourage and promote the practice of craft in Ireland and is now considered to be a major event in the Irish crafts industry calendar.

The Competition boasts a prize fund in excess of €28,000 over 20 different categories and is one of Europe’s leading independently adjudicated craft competitions. Since 2008, the Competition has been organised in association with the Crafts Council of Ireland. See a list of all of the 2009 Prize-Winners.

2010 Major Awards

  

2010 Category Prizes

 

CALLIGRAPHY & LETTERING - OTHER MEDIA
1st Prize NOT AWARDED

CALLIGRAPHY & LETTERING - PAPER
1st Prize NOT AWARDED

CERAMICS - TRADITIONAL
1st Prize NOT AWARDED

CERAMICS - CONTEMPORARY
1st Prize Nuala O'Donovan

EMBROIDERY - TRADITIONAL
1st Prize Bernadette Madden

EMBROIDERY - CONTEMPORARY
1st Prize Elizabeth McCartney

FELTING
1st Prize Marika Miklosi Manning
2nd Prize Sheila Jordan

FURNITURE
1st Prize Stephen O'Briain
2nd Prize Erich Fichtner

GLASS
1st Prize Sarah McEvoy
2nd Prize Karl Harron

GOLD, SILVER & ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS - ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS
1st Prize John Lambe

GOLD, SILVER & ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS - PRECIOUS METALS
1st Prize Cathal Barber

IRONWORK & METALWORK - TRADITIONAL
1st Prize John Lambe

IRONWORK & METALWORK - CONTEMPORARY
1st Prize Pawel Guba

JEWELLERY - PRECIOUS METALS
1st Prize Gayle Anderson

JEWELLERY - ALTERNATIVE MATERIALS
1st Prize Ruzica Ruane

KNITTING & CROCHET
1st Prize Orla O'Connor
2nd Prize Antoinette Hensey

LACE
1st Prize Mary O'Neill
2nd Prize Marie Cullen

LEATHERWORK
1st Prize Úna Burke
2nd Prize Roisin Gartland

MULTIMEDIA TEXTILES
1st Prize Janice Michelle Stephens
2nd Prize NOT AWARDED

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
1st Prize Gary Leahy
2nd Prize NOT AWARDED

PATCHWORK & QUILTING - TRADITIONAL
1st Prize Mary Palmer

PATCHWORK & QUILTING - CONTEMPORARY
1st Prize Mary Palmer

PRINTED TEXTILES - HAND TECHNIQUES
1st Prize Anne Kiely

PRINTED TEXTILES - DIGITAL PRINT
1st Prize Suzanne Slevin

ROD, RUSH & STRAW
1st Prize Gerardine Wisdom
2nd Prize Gerardine Wisdom

WEAVING - FASHION OR FURNISHINGS
1st Prize Nula McHugh

WEAVING - TAPESTRY
1st Prize Terri Dunne

WOOD & STONECARVING
1st Prize Christine Byrne
2nd Prize Tom Ryan

WOODTURNING
1st Prize Mark Hanvey
2nd Prize Brendan Hogg

 

2010 Special Sponsored Prizes

 

CERAMICS IRELAND AWARD
Nuala O'Donovan

COMPANY OF GOLDSMITHS OF DUBLIN AWARD
1st Prize Gayle Anderson
2nd Prize Loretta Haughey

COUNTRY MARKETS LTD MEDAL
Kathie Earle

CRAFTS COUNCIL OF IRELAND AWARD
Stephen O'Briain
John Lambe

GLASS SOCIETY of IRELAND AWARD
Sarah McEvoy

ELEANOR DE LA BRANCHARDIERE AWARD
Mary O'Neill

GUILD OF IRISH LACEMAKERS AWARD
Marie Cullen

IACI MURIEL GAHAN SCHOLARSHIP NOMINEES 
Laura McNamara
Garvan de Bruir
Janice Michelle Stephens

IRISH WOODTURNERS GUILD AWARD
Mark Hanvey

LILLIAS MITCHELL AWARD
Nuala McHugh

MÁIRÍN O'BRIEN FLEGG MEMORIAL AWARD
Traditional NOT AWARDED
Contemporary NOT AWARDED

NATIONAL CRAFTS & DESIGN FAIR OF IRELAND AWARD
Úna Burke

DUFF TISDALL FURNITURE DESIGN AWARD
Garvan de Bruir

TRADITIONAL LACEMAKERS OF IRELAND AWARD
Catherine Clancy

IRISH PATCHWORK SOCIETY AWARD
Mary Palmer

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