Cork songwriter Jack O’Rourke has joined a long list of internationally recognised songwriters like Passenger, Gotye, The Band Perry, Amanda Palmer and Mick Flannery by becoming the 2016 International Songwriting Competition.

Jack’s song ‘Silence’ won 1st place in the lyrics category judged by a panel including Tom Waits and Bill Withers. He also placed well with ‘Shining For You’ and ‘I’ll Forget You In The Morning’ entered into the Performance Category and Folk/Singer Songwriter Category.

The competition is held annually in Nashville. There was over 80,000 entries from around the world for this competition.

Jack’s new single ‘Dreamcatcher’ is out now.