He was short listed for the 2007 Cinnamon Press poetry collection award and the Cinnamon Press Mini Poetry Competition 2011. He won the Cuisle 2006, Cúirt 2007; Baffle Bard 2007; North Beach Nights’ 2007 and The In-sight of Raftery 2008 poetry grand slams and read as part in Poetry Ireland’s Introduction Series in 2009.