Trash proves treasure for local students in Junk Kouture

Three Tullamore teams have progressed to the national finals of Bank Of Ireland Junk Kouture competition on April 27 in the 3Arena, Dublin.

Sacred Heart Secondary School and their three designs ‘Tanged Threads’, ‘So Corny’ and ‘Mona Lisa’ will be the only Offaly school in this year’s Grand Final.

Guided under the watchful eye of teachers Clodagh Hogan, Jane Direen and Luke Corley, the hopefuls will face stiff competition from over 80 other entries from across the country in a bid to be crowned the 7th annual Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture winner.

Set to be one of the biggest events in the 2017 Irish fashion calendar; 3Arena will play host to the crème de la crème of the country’s most creative young minds.

Sara Ryan from Bank of Ireland Junk Kouture revealed: “This is our third final to be held in the 3Arena, and if last year is anything to go by, the audience are in for a night to remember! 

The hotly anticipated ‘walk off’ will also be commentated by TV personalities Glenda Gilson and Rob Condon, while Irish band Seo Linn, and singer Brendan Murray will be making star studded musical appearances.

Dayl Cronin from the boy band Hometown, will also be entertaining the crowd with his RTE ‘Dancing With The Stars’ partner, Ksenia Zsikhotska.
The public can also take part in competition voting online from midnight on the 3rd of April, to midnight on the 14th of April by visiting www.facebook.com/BOIstudents/.

Peoople can vote for as many designs as they like, but only one per day.
The public vote accounts for 10% of the finalist’s score, and can make a huge difference to the overall winner.