Young painters put their stamp on art scene

PRESIDENT Mary McAleese unveiled four new postage stamps yesterday which celebrated the vibrancy of young Irish artistic talent.

The unique paintings were chosen from more than 50,000 entries nationwide to be made into stamps to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Texaco Children’s Art competitions.

As Mrs McAleese presented the awards to the top 21 overall winners in the art competition, she paid tribute to the quality of the entries.