Kerry teenager wins €1,500 first place in Texaco art competition

Leaving Certificate student from Caherdaniel triumphs in longest-running art competition in Ireland

Casey Etherton, a student at Coláiste na Sceilge, Caherciveen, has been named as the overall winner of this year's 66th Texaco Children's Art Competition. From Caherdaniel he took first prize in the senior 16-18 years age category for his detailed study in oils of a neighbour entitled ‘Kevin In The Pink’.

Casey Etherton, a Leaving Cert student from Kerry, has been declared the overall winner of the longest-running art competition in Ireland.

He claimed first prize in the 16-18 years category in the Texaco Children's Art Competition and will receive €1,500 in prize money for his piece, entitled ‘Kevin In The Pink’.