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The winner of the Hennessy Portrait Prize is....

You can see them in real life from today.

Updated, Tuesday 7.15pm

IT’S HARD TO choose between two paintings, nevermind between two works of art in different mediums – but that’s exactly what a panel of expert judges had to do today.

The winner of the 2014 National Gallery of Ireland’s prestigious Hennessy Portrait Prize was revealed at an event this evening.

Chosen from a shortlist of 12, Nick Miller was named as the winner.

He will receive €15,000 plus a commission worth €5,000 to produce a portrait for inclusion in the National Portrait Collection.

The 12 finalists were shortlisted from about 400 entries and the National Gallery of Ireland has been kind enough to share the amazing pieces of work with us.

Tell us below what you think of the paintings, photographs and video stills.

Nick Miller

The London native moved to Ireland many years ago and now is based in Sligo. His work, Last Sitting, Portrait of Barrie Cooke, 2013 is an oil on linen.

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 John Beattie

An Artist, the Studio and All the Rest (Part 1) is a HD colour video with audio.

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Comhghall Casey

Self-portrait, 2013 is an oil on canvas.

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Gavan McCullough

This, 2014, an oil on canvas.

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Cian McLoughlin

Tronie, 2013, oil on canvas

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Hugh O’Conor

Beckah, Dublin Airport, 2013 on liquid acrylic

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Geraldine O’Neill

Is feidir le cat Schrödinger an dá thrá a fhreastal, 2014, oil on canvas

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Mandy O’Neill

Cait, 2014, is a photographic print.

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Helen O’Sullivan-Tyrrell

The Convalescent, 2014, oil on canvas

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Erin Quinn

Originally from Canada, Quinn is now permanent resident in Ireland.

Adam (from the series ‘Breaking Point’), 2013, photograph, archival pigment on fine art paper

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Una Sealy

Hibiscus Blues (Portrait of Douglas), 2014, oil on canvas

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Saoirse Wall

Gesture 2, 2014, HD video

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Who would you like to see win?


Poll Results:

Hugh O'Conor (1759)
Gavan McCullough (697)
Geraldine O'Neill (631)
Erin Quinn (569)
Comhghall Casey (319)
Cian McLoughlin (288)
Helen O'Sullivan-Tyrell (284)
Nick Miller (275)
Mandy O'Neill (264)
Una Sealy (236)
John Beattie (110)
Saoirse Wall (108)

The exhibition opens today and will remain on view until 8 February next year. The gallery has late openings on Thursdays and is open Saturday and Sundays. For more information, check out their website

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    And if the Gardai do eventually come out to your home and find you are having your lock repaired by someone or a decent neighbour who are not members of the Private Security Authority you get fined €3,000 and your neighbour €10,000. Cut the quangos and jail the criminals instead.

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    Jan 2nd 2015, 10:48 AM

    Private Security Authority. It’s the law. You cannot have a window lock, door lock, or CCTV fitted by anyone unless they are members of the PSA. You end up with a criminal record as happened in a Navan restaurant before Christmas. If your parents are living down the country and you send them a Plug & Play CCTV recorder and four cameras they can’t plug it in. That is the law/ Go to the PSA website and see it and maybe encourage some of the red thumbers who dont realize it to have a look as well.

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    Thankfully we do not live in a country that enforces it’s laws. Stick up your own CCTV system, it’ll be grand !!

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    Jan 2nd 2015, 11:55 AM

    I must look it up. I had heard that about alarms alright but not locks etc. On what grounds are you breaking a law? I could just about understand an insurer trying to use it as an escape route to not paying out if you had a break in. I can understand if it was a strong recommendation but breaking the law, how?
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    Thats rubbish Tom…..you are not allowed supply safes, locks, CCTV etc commercially without being licensed. The guy prosecuted was trading without the necessary license. There is nothing to stop a individual installing their own CCTV or changing their own locks.

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    Ring any Dublin station and ask who covers whatever area you’re looking to know about… Surely you’d have a rough idea who covers where?!

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    The Garda site used to have it until the update. Perhaps they thought it might aid criminals? There is a Google maps option on the site that will give an indication of your nearest one.

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