People of the Year Awards explained

The People of the Year Awards was an annual award show in Ireland. Organised by the Rehab Group, it was televised by Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ).^[1]

The Awards provided a unique opportunity for the Irish public to honour outstanding contributions made by individuals and organisations to life in Ireland.^{[1] [2]}

The 2018 edition took place on Sunday 15 April and was hosted by Gráinne Seoige and Aidan Power.^[3] No ceremony was planned for 2019.

Notable winners

See main article: article and List of People of the Year Award winners.

• Adrian Donohoe^[4]
• Ifrah Ahmed
• Willie Bermingham
• Maeve Binchy
• Panti Bliss
• Mary Dunlop
• Bob Geldof
• Veronica Guerin
• Pádraig Harrington
• Seamus Heaney
• Christy Moore
• John Hume
• Brian Keenan
• Ronan Kerr
• Rory McIlroy
• George J. Mitchell
• Mo Mowlam
• Daráine Mulvihill
• Niall Quinn
• Keith Duffy
• Nuala O'Loan
  • John O'Shea (humanitarian) Joe Dolan
• Gerry Ryan^[5]
• Katie Taylor^[6]
• Catherine Corless^[7]
• Tony Scott^[8]
• Tomi Reichental^[9]

External links

• • • RTÉ 2011 People of the Year Awards gallery
• RTÉ 2012 People of the Year Awards gallery

Notes and References

1. News: 'Sunday' families up for top award. Derry Journal. 11 September 2010.
2. News: RTÉ Television - The New season 2010/2011 . . PDF . 6 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100922172243/http://www.rte.ie/tv/newseason/newseason2010.pdf . 22 September 2010.
3. News: People of the Year Awards 2018: Who was there?. 2018-04-16. RTE.ie. 2018-04-16. en.
4. Web site: And the 2013 People of the Year are..... 15 September 2013. Rehab Group. 24 September 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927062449/http://www.peopleoftheyear.com/Press/News/2013/And-the-2013-People-of-the-Year-are----.aspx. 27 September 2013. dmy-all.
5. News: Grainne. Cunningham. Ryan honoured for 'unrivalled broadcasting'. 13 September 2010. Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 13 September 2010.
6. News: Heroes at national and community levels honoured in emotional ceremony . 17 September 2012 . 27 September 2012.
7. News: Historian Catherine Corless and campaigner Vera Twomey among winners honoured at People of the Year Awards. 16 April 2018. Independent.ie. Ryan. Nugent. 20 June 2019. en.
8. Web site: Tony Scott honoured at People of the Year Awards.
9. 2014-12-06. Reichental wins a People of the Year Award. en.