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Creative HEAD Ireland July/August 2019

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Barry Kieran<br />

Jodie Quinn<br />

Samantha Byrne<br />

And the winners are…<br />

IHF HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR AWARD<br />

Samantha Byrne, Vanilla Hair Design, Carlow<br />

IHF BARBER/MEN’S HAIRDRESSER OF THE YEAR<br />

Barry Kieran, Signature Hair, Dundalk, Co. Louth<br />

Take the<br />

CROWN<br />

IHF TRAINEE HAIRDRESSER AND JUNIOR TEAM<br />

IRELAND MEMBER<br />

Jodie Quinn, House of Colour, Dublin<br />

For a full list of winners, head to irishhairfed.com<br />

THE IRISH HAIRDRESSING Federation<br />

Championships were back and bigger than<br />

ever at Croke Park. Salon teams from all<br />

over <strong>Ireland</strong> arrived ready to compete in 16<br />

different categories, with the total number of<br />

entries exceeding 250. Competitors took to<br />

the floor to battle it out, show their prowess<br />

and prove to the judges that they deserved<br />

one of the trophies on offer. There was also<br />

the opportunity to learn from industry experts<br />

including David Murray, Joanne O’Neill and<br />

John Keegan, who were showing off their skills<br />

at the IHF Education Pod. After a catwalk<br />

showcase of the competitors’ finished work,<br />

2018’s IHF Hairdresser of the Year, Ciaran Dowd<br />

of Occasions Hairdressing, presented his hair<br />

show, Wasted, created under the direction of<br />

Sarah Mason of Sarah Mason Professional.<br />

The event came to a close with announcement<br />

of the IHF Hairdresser of the Year…<br />

Sarah Mason, Ciaran Dowd and<br />

House of Colour’s David Campbell<br />

CREATIVE <strong>HEAD</strong> IRELAND<br />

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