Singer Siobhan Hogan from Pearse Street has been chosen as the overall winner of this year’s Docklands Talent Showcase which was held in the Abbey Theatre in May.

Twenty seven year old Siobhan, who is a teacher in the Childcare Centre at St Andrew’s Resource Centre was awarded €1,000 and a Dublin Crystal plate for her rousing rendition of ‘Black Velvet’.

Talented Docklands-based duo ‘Jezzebelle’– Gary Burke and Katie Carpenter– who performed their own song ‘The Road Ahead’, came second and Suzanne Martin from the North Wall, who sang the Katie Melua hit, ‘The closest thing to crazy’ was third.

The final featured fifteen talented finalists, all of whom either live or work in the Docklands area, who performed a breathtaking range of rock, opera, hip hop dance routines before a distinguished panel of judges including Ian Dempsey, Today FM; Maxi, RTE; choreographer Leonie McLoughlin and Dónall Curtin, Chairman, Adjudicating Panel and Board Member, Docklands Authority.

The Docklands Talent Showcase is organised by the Docklands Authority as part of its Social Regeneration Programme. Gerry Kelly, Director of Social Regeneration at the Docklands Authority, said: “Events like this are a great opportunity to highlight the wealth of talent in the area and the Docklands Authority is delighted to support the Showcase.”

The other finalists were Jason McDonnell, Ringsend; Una McGovern, Custom House Square; Christina Hayes, North Wall; Michael Heapes, Pearse Street; Margaret Stewart, Gallery Quay; Xplosive (Paula Carty, Gareth Heavey, Maria O’Callaghan; Patrick Brennan, Irishtown; Kerrie O’Brien, Macken Street; Patrick Harrison, North Wall and Marian Roche, Pearse Street.

Left to right: Donall Curtin, Chairman, Adjudicating Panel and Board Member, Docklands Authority; Siobhan Hogan; Maxi; Niall Quinn; Ian Dempsey and Leonie McLoughlin.