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2026

Winner, International Debut Novel Competition, Irish Writers' Centre

1st prize winner. Gloucester Poetry Prize

Runner-up prize-winner, Brotherton Poetry Prize

Longlisted, National Poetry Prize, 2 poems 

Forward Prize Nomination, Poetry Society

Commended, Gloucester Poetry Prize

Longlisted, Propel Cambridge Poetry Prize

Short-listed, Poets Meets Painters Poetry Prize

Short-listed, Mullingar Poetry Prize

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2025

Autumn winner,  Poetry News members poems competition

Runner-Up, Gregory O'Donoghue Poetry Prize

Shortlisted, top 4, Wigtown International Poetry Prize

Longlisted, National Poetry Prize

Short-listed prize-winner, Strokestown Poetry Prize

April Winner, New Irish Writing in The Irish Independent

Highly Commended, top 8, Write Out Loud Poetry Prize

​Highly Commended, top 8, Plough Poetry Prize

Short-listed, Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize

​3rd prize, Poetry Meets Painters Poetry Prize

Short-listed,, top ten, 2 poems,, Plaza Audio Poetry Prize

​Short-listed, WoLF Poetry Prize

Highly Commended, top 8, Ver Poetry Prize

Highly Commended, top 8, Artemesia Poetry Prize

Longlisted, Aurora Poetry Prize

Shortlisted, New Irish Writing Best Poetry Award

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2024

1st prize, Plaza Poetry Prize (20 lines)

2nd prize, Plaza Audio Poetry Prize

Runner-up, IWC Novel Fair

Runner up, Listowel Writers’ Week Poetry Collection Prize

Longlisted, National Poetry Prize, 3 poems 

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2023

1st prize, Listowel Writers’ Week Poetry Collection Prize

1st Prize, Fingal Poetry Prize

September Winner, New Irish Writing

4th place , Plaza Prizes, Audio Poetry Prize

4th place, Alpine Fellowship Poetry Prize

Longlisted, National Poetry Prize

Commended, Winchester Poetry Prize

Highly Commended, Allingham Poetry Prize

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Other Awards

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An Post Irish Poem of The Year Shortlist, 2022

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An Post Irish Poem of The Year Shortlist, 2019

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​Keats-Shelley Poetry Prize, 2015:

The Irish Times

Poetry Society