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Irish in London Recipients

Irish Presidential Distinguished Service Award

The Presidential Distinguished Service Award (PDSA), was established in 2011 by the Irish Government following the 2011 Global Irish Economic Forum as a means to recognise the contribution of members of the Irish diaspora, and the first awards were made in 2012. Following is a gallery of the Irish in London recipients.

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Andy Rogers, 2012

Business & Education

Business and Community Leader

Sally Mulready, 2012

Irish Community Support

Community Leader

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Seamus McGarry, 2013

Irish Community Support

Community Leader

Mary Tilki, 2013

Irish Community Support

Community Leader

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Mary Allen, 2014

Irish Community  Support

Community Leader

Niall Fitzgerald, 2015

Business & Education

Business Leader

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Gareth Peirce, 2015

Peace and Reconciliation

Solicitor and Human Rights Activist

Charles Handy, 2015 

Business & Education

Business Leader

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Angela Brady, OBE, 2016

Arts, Culture & Sport

Architect & Artist. Former President of RIBA

Nora Higgins, 2016

Irish Community Support

Community Leader

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Sir Terry Wogan, 2016

Art, Sport & Culture

TV personality

Jacqueline O'Donovan, OBE, 2017

Irish Community Support

Community Leader

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Bernard Canavan, 2017

Arts, Culture & Sport

Artist

Edna O'Brien, 2018

Arts, Sports & Culture

Author

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Bernárd Lynch 2019

Irish Community Support

Community Leader

Paul Dreschler, OBE 2019

Business & Education

Business Leader

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Fiona Shaw, 2020

Arts, Culture & Sport

Actress

Dermot O' Leary, 2020

Irish Community Support

TV personality & Patron, London Irish Centre

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Jim O' Hara, 2021

Irish Community Support

Former Chair, Irish Cultural Centre

Phyllis Morgan-Fann, 2021

Irish Community Support

Community Leader

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Kate-George Dunlevy, 2022

Arts, Culture & Sport

Paralympian

Josephine O'Driscoll, 2022

Irish Community Support

Community Leader

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Peace & Reconciliation

Barrister

Philip Treacy, 2023

Arts, Culture & Sports  

Milliner

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