List of People of the Year Award winners

The Rehab People of the Year Awards is an annual awards ceremony in Ireland organised by the Rehab Group, televised by RTÉ television.

The Awards are given to people who bring joy and light to the lives of others or have supported others in their darkest hours. These are individuals who have demonstrated their courage and energy in Ireland and throughout the world.^[1] The nominees are chosen by members of the public. The winners are then chosen by a panel of adjudicators, composed of leading members of the media, voluntary sector and business community.

The 2014 Awards were held on December 6.^[2] The event marked the 40th anniversary of People of the Year Awards ceremony, which started in 1975.^[3]

Award categories

The International Person of the Year - awarded to an Irish person who has made an outstanding contribution on an international level, or to a person from outside Ireland who has made a positive impact to life on the island.
The Young Person of the Year - for exceptional achievements by a young person (aged 25 or under).
Sports Person of the Year
Community Group of the Year
People of the Year Awards

^[1]

2010s

2015

^[4]

John Evoy of the Irish Men's Sheds Association for contributing to male mental health and wellbeing
Padraic Mangan and Aoibhean Godwin, Young People of the Year for founding FarmSafety4Kids
Philip Grant, Irish Consul, California, and Fr. Brendan McBride, International People of the Year, for their efforts following the Berkeley balcony collapse
Fadhili Haji, of Sports Against Rascism Ireland and Football Against Racism in Europe for her work in encouraging Muslim girls to play football
Ade Stack and Marty Curley, for assisting parents and families of sick children, through the founding of Hugh's House, which provides accommodation near the Rotunda and Temple Street Children's Hospitals
Yes Equality (Gay and Lesbian Equality Network, Irish Council for Civil Liberties, Marriage Equality Ireland) for their campaign to amend the Constitution
Paul O'Connell, former Munster and Irish rugby captain, Sports person of the Year
Ken Maleady, for saving a life by delivering CPR during the Dublin City Marathon
Óglaigh na hÉireann for the work of the Irish Naval Service in protecting life in the Mediterranean during the European migrant crisis.

2014

Rory O'Neill/Panti, People of the Year Award winner. For his public contributions in fighting for equality and freedom of expression.
Paul Kelly, People of the Year Award winner. For his work with Console - a Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Service.
Maurice McCabe and John Wilson, People of the Year Award winners. For exposing irregularities in the work of the justice system.
The Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Community Group of the Year. For its work as a leader in the homeless and hunger charity sector.
Owen Condon, Every Day Hero Award, in association with the Nicky Byrne Show with Jenny Greene, RTÉ 2FM. For saving the life of a friend.
Adam Horgan, Joint Young Person of the Year Award. For rescuing two people from drowning near Youghal, Co. Cork.
Shane Kennedy, Joint Young Person of the Year Award. For the care he gives to his younger brother who has Cri du chat syndrome.
Mary and Tony Heffernan, People of the Year Award winners. For their work with the Saoirse Foundation which helps children affected by Batten disease, and the BUMBLEance, children's ambulance service.
Tomi Reichental, International Person of the Year award 2014. For raising awareness of the Holocaust, since his family moved to Ireland in the 1950s.
Louise O’Keeffe, People of the Year Award winner. For her struggle to expose the abuse she and others suffered during her school days in 1973.

^[2]

2013

Fiona Doyle, People of the Year Award winner. For her courage, determination and bravery in fighting for her own rights and the rights of survivors of abuse.
Loretta Brennan Glucksman, International Person of the Year winner. In recognition of her tireless work, dedication and commitment, her extraordinary philanthropic efforts with the American Ireland Fund and her generosity of spirit.
Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, Person of the Year Award winner. For his dedication in protecting the ordinary citizens of Ireland, and for his bravery and courage in the line of duty, Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe was posthumously awarded a People of the Year Award..
Donal Walsh, Joint Young Person of the Year (posthumous). For his courage, strength, determination and desire to show young people the true value and meaning of life, and for being an inspiration to so many people, Donal Walsh was posthumously awarded a Young Person of the Year Award.
Fabian Lugandu, People of the Year Award. For his bravery and fearlessness when he came to the rescue of Liz O’Brien and her son Derek, and for his quick thinking and courage, which ensured that Liz and her son returned home safely that day, Fabian Lugandu was awarded a People of the Year Award.
Joe Prendergast, Joint Young Person of the Year. For his motivation, determination and successful achievements, Joe Prendergast was awarded the Young Person of the Year Award.
Irish Women's Rugby Team, Sports Person of the Year. For their skill, passion and dedication in achieving their success, for capturing the hearts of the nation and breaking down barriers for women’s sport in Ireland, the Ireland women’s rugby team received a People of the Year Award.
Orla O'Sullivan, People of the Year Award. For her determination, her incredible talent and for acting as an inspiration for others with a disability to follow their dreams, Orla O’Sullivan was awarded a People of the Year Award.
Tom Arnold. People of the Year Award. For his commitment and energy as a leading and tireless advocate in the fight against hunger and malnutrition across the world Tom Arnold was presented with a People of the Year Award.
Ciarán Finn, Dad of the Year (in association with 2fm's Breakfast with Hector). For being a dedicated dad who goes above and beyond for his children, for teaching skills in a novel and fun way and for being an inspiration to those around him, Ciarán Finn received the Dad of the Year Award in association with 2fm's Breakfast with Hector.
Brendan O'Carroll, People of the Year Award. For his services to the Irish entertainment industry and his ability to bring a smile to the faces of so many people, Brendan O’Carroll was awarded a People of the Year Award.

^[5]

2012

Gill Waters, People of the Year Award winner, for her innovation in pioneering Today FM's Shave or Dye Campaign for the Irish Cancer Society and for creating vital public dialogue around cancer.
Adventurer Mark Pollock, People of the Year Award winner, for his determination in overcoming significant physical adversity and constantly pushing out new boundaries as an explorer and adventure racer.
Maeve Flaherty, from Ballinteer in Dublin, winner of the 2012 special award category Neighbour of the Year, for her fantastic neighbourly spirit and selflessness in supporting people in difficulty. The award was presented in association with RTÉ 2fm’s Tubridy.
Katie Taylor, Sports Person of the Year, for her outstanding sporting achievements, most recently as an Olympic Gold medallist, and for being a proud ambassador for Ireland Boxer.
Dr. Tony Scott, of University College Dublin, People of the Year Award winner, for his immense contribution to the field of science in Ireland and co-founding of what is today known as the Young Scientist Exhibition.
The people of Union Hall, County Cork, winner of Community Group of the Year, for its outstanding community spirit and unshakeable resolve in efforts to find five fishermen lost at sea on the Tit Bonhomme near Glandore Harbour.
Joanne O'Riordan, Young Person of the Year, for her determination in highlighting the challenges faced by people with disabilities today.
The late Garda Ciarán Jones, posthumous winner of a People of the Year Award, for the enormous bravery, heroism and selflessness shown by him in losing his life in trying to protect others in the floods of winter 2011 in Manor Kilbride County Wicklow.
Cork Penny Dinners, People of the Year Award winner, for providing food and warmth to those in need in Cork for over 100 years.
Broadcaster Colm Murray People of the Year Award winner, for his courageous response to a diagnosis of Motor Neuron Disease, and his inspirational efforts in speaking out about the condition and the need for a cure.
The 2012 Irish Paralympic Team People of the Year Award winner, for its inspiring sporting achievements at the London 2012 Paralympic Games and a record haul of 16 medals.

2011

Rory McIlroy, named Sports Person of the Year, for winning the US Open Golf Championship in June 2011 becoming its youngest winner since 1923, and tying or breaking 12 Open records.
The Ireland cricket team for winning a match against England at the 2011 Cricket World Cup
Police Constable Ronan Kerr (age 25), (posthumously) for his service in the PSNI, having been killed by a bomb in Omagh in April 2011
Sharon Malloy, from Co. Laois, named Best Friend of the Year in a special award for 2011, for her support to a friend battling drug addiction
The community of Skerries in North Co. Dublin, named Community of the Year for its extraordinary solidarity in the search for two men who went missing at sea in April 2011
Edith Wilkins, named International Person of the Year for her compassion and unfaltering commitment to improving the lives of the people of India, and for providing a safe haven to the most vulnerable in society
Joan Freeman for her work in establishing Pieta House, the only service of its kind in Ireland to provide counselling and support for those who are actively suicidal, are contemplating suicide, or who self-harm
Jackie Kelly (18 years), from Co. Tipperary, named Young Person of the Year for being a positive role model in supporting her mum who had been diagnosed with cancer and for her determination to pass her Leaving Cert
AJ McCullough (21 years) for his heroic efforts in his brave and courageous rescue of the Attah family when their car plunged into the Boyne Canal in Drogheda in December 2010
The Tall Ships Festival Waterford 2011 for the enormous voluntary and community effort which led to a hugely successful festival, with more than 500 volunteers providing support

2010

Owen O'Keefe
Catherine McGuinness
Dr. Louise Ivers and Gena Heraty
The families of victims of Bloody Sunday
Emma Fogarty
Rio Hogarty
Graeme McDowell
Limerick's Garda Síochána's Community Policing Unit
Gerry Ryan

2000s

2009

Bernadette Lanigan
Sarah Kavanagh
Debbie Deegan
The Irish Rugby Team^[6]
Brian O’Driscoll^[6]
Steve Collins, father of gang-victim Roy Collins, for working to end gang violence in Limerick^[6]
Christine Buckley
Michael O’Brien
David Kelly^[6]
Eleanor Thomson
Sylvia Meehan
Irish Hospice Foundation

2008

Rose Uí Shúilleabháin
Fr Shay Cullen
Ronan Hayes
Orla Tinsley, Young Person of the Year
Keith Duffy
Nuala O'Loan
Scouting Ireland
Robert McLoughlin
Joe Dolan
Kenny Egan, Darren Sutherland & Paddy Barnes

2007

Pádraig Harrington
Christy Moore
Maureen Forrest
Gerald Killeen
Sean Creamer
Jane McKenna
Fáilte Isteach
An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern TD, Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair MP, & Deputy First Minister, Martin McGuinness MP, MLA

2006

Tommy Tiernan
Munster Rugby Squad
Anita McCluskey
James Nesbitt
Mags Riordan
Alan Kerins
Chinedu Onyejelem

2005

Terry Wogan, "Ireland's Greatest Living Entertainer"^[7]
Bob Geldof^[7]
Sean Kelly^[7]
Neil Burke, Donal Mooney Students of Palmerstown Community School
Fr. Peter McVerry S.J.^[7]
Bridgeen Hagans & the McCartney Sisters^[7]
Marian Finucane
David Joyce

2004

Sonia O'Sullivan
Emma Synnott
Fr Kieran Creagh
Patrick McAweeney
Johnathan Irwin & Jack & Jill Foundation
Iseult O'Malley, Siobhan Phelan & Peter Ward
Rev. Roy Magee

2003

Mary Davis, Person of the Year
Dermot Weld
Peter Canavan
Ita Bourke (posthumous)
Michael Elmore-Meegan, International Person of the Year
Niall Mellon
Ciara McMahon, (joint) Young Person of the Year
Niamh Ni Dhoibhlin, (joint) Young Person of the Year

^[8]^[9]

2002

Niall Quinn
Rosemary Daly
Caroline Casey
Joe Kernan
T.K. Whitaker
Colm O’Gorman
Martin Gildea
Francis Fitzsimons

2001

Fr J Linus Ryan
Kathryn Sinnott
Aidan O’Brien
Daráine Ni Mhaolmhichil
Tony Paget
Sorcha McKenna
Fr Mychal Judge & New York City Rescue Services

2000

Maeve Binchy
Sean Scollan
Ted & Ruby Walsh
Rita Lawlor
Dr Mo Mowlam
The Boyne Rescue & Recovery Service
Christina Noble

1990s

1999

Tom Hyland
Eddie Jordan
Michael Colgan
Dr. Harry Counihan
The Coveney Family
Dr. Anthony O’Reilly
Ronan Keating
Dr Mary McLoughlin
Mamo McDonald

1998

Queva Griffin
Dr. Jerry Cowley
Sophia McColgan
Brian Kerr
Anna May McHugh
Dominic Pinto
Senator George Mitchell

1997

Lainey Keogh
Michael Martin
Jane O'Brien
Micheal O'Muircheartaigh
Seamus Stack
Julia Windle
Mary Robinson

1996

Dr. Mary Redmond
Michelle Smith
Bridie Lynch
Elizabeth O'Farrell
Jer O'Donoghue
Pat & Nuala Matthews
Dr. Derek Hill
Veronica Guerin

1995

Ger Loughnane
Martin Naughton
Derek Nally
Dr. D. Colbert
Maureen Potter
Gerardo V. Garcia (PDI)
Sonya Doyle
R. McDermott
Noel McDonagh

1994

Jim Callery & Luc Dodd
Moya Doherty & Bill Whelan
Jane Feehan
Sr. Jennifer McAleer
Dr. Patrick McKeon
Ellen Mongan
Norma Smurfit
Martina Daly & Jean Withers

1993

Paddy Doyle
Noel C. Duggan
Sonia O'Sullivan
Garda Agnes Reddy
Dr. Joseph Robins
Adi Roche
Sr. Carmel Walsh
J. Dawson Stelfox

1992

Sgt. Michael Carruth & Mr Wayne McCullough
Brian McEniff
Sr. Eileen Fahey
Prof. Fred Given
Kilkee Marine Rescue Recovery Service
Seamus Kinsella
Martin Naughton
John O’Shea

1991

Tarlach De Blacam
Kenneth Branagh
Jim Connolly
The Cooley S.T.O.P. Committee
Dr. Edward Culleton
Brian Friel
Catherine Joyce
Dr. Thomas McGinley

1990

Sr. Aquinas
Packie Bonner
Joseph Fennell
Davoren Hanna
John B. Keane
Kay Murphy
Eamon O’Leary
Brian Keenan
Brenda Gillham
Elaine Spence
Daniel St Ledger

1980s

1989

Peter Sutherland
Shauna McWilliams
Brian Banks
Gary O'Toole
Mary Moriarty
Denis Mulcahy
Patrick Mulcahy
Joan McGinley
Liam Skelly
Seamus Heaney

1988

Tommy Boyle
Jack Charlton O.B.E.
Carmencita Hederman
Ollie Jennings
Alice Leahy
Maureen O’Mahony
Norma Smurfit
Gordan Walsh

1987

Anna Curtin
Noel C. Duggan
Stanley Gillespie
Shelia Greenfield
Sr. Ignatius Phelan & Sr. Francis Rose O'Flynn
Donncha Ó Dúlaing
John O'Shea
Stephen Roche

1986

Denis Brosnan
Cathal McDonagh
Gary Hynes
Neil Jordan
William A. Houlihan
Rev. Cecil Kerr
Susan McKenna-Lawlor
Jonjo O'Neill

1985

Barry McGuigan
Sr. Vincent Devlin
Gerry Joyce
Gay Byrne
William Harford Rutherford
P. V. Doyle
Sean Davey
Bob Geldof

PC John Myhill

1984

Barry O’Donnell
Prem Puri
John Bermingham
Michael O'Hehir
Maeve Calthorpe
Patrick O'Connell
Feargal Quinn
John Hume MP, MEP
John Parker

1983

Sheila Goldberg
Coilin O h'larnain
Carol Moffett
Joan Denise Moriarty
Mary O'Donoghue
Canon Billy Wynne
Ireland Special Olympics Team
Detective Inspector Denis Mullins

1982

Fr. Harry Bohan
Irene Daly
James Doogan
Garda Eamon Doyle
Sr. Colette Dwyer
Pól Ó Foighil
Joseph Hughes
Dr. Michael J. Kileen
Thomas McGarry
Seamus McGuire
Prof. Tom Raftery
Dr. T. K. Whitaker
Monica Wilson

1981

Rick Bourke
Frank Cahill
Br. Kevin Crowley OFM, CAP
Mary Dunlop
James Hughes
Freda Lyness
Kevin O’Doherty
Tony McNamara
Christopher Nolan
Bridgid O'Lynn
Thomas Stephens
Jerry Tyrrell

1980

Sr. Anna
Tony Barry
Cecelia Carroll
Iris Doreen Charles
Lorna Daly
Mildred Dugan
Lady Valerie Goulding
Katherine Lyons
Very Rev. James Canon McDyer P.P.
Philip A. Mullally
Rev. Fr. Eoin Murphy
Donal O'Connor N.T.
Major General James J. Quinn

1970s

1979

William Bermingham
Dr J.E.De Courcy Ireland
Rev. Dean Griffin
Rev. Monsignor Horan
Sr. Marian
Dr. Charles Mollan
Ms G. Morris
Denis O’Brien
Eric Peard
Dr. Patricia Sheehan
Eva Wall
Gisela Whyte

1978

Ivy Bourke
Sr. Joan Bowles
Tony Byrne P.C.
Joan Carr
Rev. Ray Davey M.B.E.
Dr. Muriel Gahan
Matthew Kirwan
Vera Montgomery
Dr. Marie Mulcahy
Christine E. O’Rourke
Marie Roycroft
Bro. Aloysius Shannon O.H.

1977

Criostoir De Baroid
Sr. M. Consillio Fitzgerald
H.J. Egar
Mary Hanley
T.J. Hargadon
Sr. Kevin Kerin
Dr. Brendan Menton & Don Seery
Senator Joe & Tom McCartin
Mary F. O’Brien
Arthur O’Flaithearta
Eileen Proctor
Dr. Barbara Stokes

1976

Betty Williams
Mairead Corrigan
Joseph O’Brien
Bro. Vivian Cassells
T. Pearce Leahy
S.H.A.R.E.
Megan Maguire
Dr. Jopphn F. Fleetwood
Sean Cooney
Bridie Maguire
Rev. W. Sydney Callaghan
Michael O’Regan
Most Rev. Dr. Birch

1975

Col Joseph Adams
James Anderson
Dr. Joseph Barnes
Maureen Black
Joseph Connolly
Thomas C. Fallon
Patricia Keeley
Dr. Patrick J. Leahy
Sr. M. Nicholas O.P.
Patrick J. O’Brien
Maura O’Dea
Stephen Whittle

^[10]

References

1 2 "Award Categories". . June 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-14. External link in |work= (help)
1 2 "Winners of the 2014 People of the Year Awards Announced". . December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014. External link in |work= (help)
↑ "People of the Year Awards Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Honouring Ireland’s Heroes". . 2014-06-23. Retrieved 2014-09-14. External link in |work= (help)
↑ "Glittering ceremony as Irish People of Year receive awards". Dublin News. 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
↑ "2013 People of the Year". . September 2013. Retrieved 2014-09-14. External link in |work= (help)
1 2 3 4 "We Have Campaigned Enough, We Can Take a Step Back and Get Back to Normal; PEOPLE OF THE YEAR AWARD FOR GANG VICTIM'S DAD". Irish Daily Mirror. 14 September 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2014. – via Questia (subscription required)
1 2 3 4 5 Morris, Jake (19 September 2005). "McCARTNEY SISTERS ARE PEOPLE OF YEAR; Women's Battle for Justice Is Praised". Irish Daily Mirror. Retrieved 26 October 2014. – via Questia (subscription required)
↑ Flanagan, Pat (24 November 2003). "IRELAND HONOURS ITS KIDS: Joy of Brave Ciara; AWARD FOR SAVING HER BROTHERS WITH 3 OPS". Irish Daily Mirror. Retrieved 27 October 2014. – via Questia (subscription required)
↑ "Ireland's People of the Year 2003 Announced". The Rehab Group. www.rehab.ie. 2003-11-22. Retrieved 2011-01-30. Mike Meegan was named as the International Person of the Year for his work in helping large numbers of AIDS victims in East Africa.
↑ Full list of winners

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, April 19, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.