Athlone amateur photographer wins prestigious prize

An Athlone amateur photographer has won the top prize in a national competition examining how we age.

The Institute of Public Health launched the competition in April to reframe how older people are portrayed in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Photographers were to submit images capturing older people in their everyday lives under the theme of 'Staying Active, Staying Social, Staying Connected'

First prize, a €500 gift voucher, was awarded to Helen Maloney from Athlone, a member of Athlone Camera Club, for her image capturing her own mother, Eileen, in her shop with her great granddaughter Ryleigh Maloney Hughes.

This 'How We Age' gallery of selected images will be launched in October to mark International Day of Older Persons.