Journalist Katie Hannon following a long line of influential and high-profile personalities to be honoured with the Person of the Year accolade by the Kerry Association in Dublin.
The award was first initiated in 1979 to recognise people from Kerry who had made an outstanding contribution to life in their chosen field and many of the those selected have been household names in business, sport, community, entertainment and other fields.
The award recipients over the years included a number of people from Killarney including former GAA President and current MEP Seán Kelly, footballer Colm Cooper, cancer society marathon man Pat O’Connell, Ring of Kerry Cycle founder Denis Geaney Brian O’Mahony for his work with the Irish Haemophilia Society and tidy towns champion the late Archdeacon Michael Murphy.
Previous recipients of the Kerry Person of the Year Award
2022: Dr Patricia Sheehan
2019: Tomás Garvey
2018: Colm Cooper
2017: Ted Moynihan (RIP)
2016: Brian McCarthy
2015: Danny Tim O’Sullivan
2014: Archdeacon Michael Murphy (RIP)
2013: Luke Moriarty
2012: Jimmy Deenihan
2011: Crohan O’hea (RIP)
2010: Dáithí Ó Sé
2009: Margaret Culloty
2008: Seán Kelly
2007: Tadhg O’Donoghue
2006: Jeremiah O’Donoghue
2005: Jack O’Connor
2004: Denis Geaney
2003: Mick Galwey
2002: Brian O’Mahony
2001: Páidí Ó Sé (RIP)
2000: Dick Spring
1998: Mick O’Connell
1997: Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh
1996: Sr Consilio
1995: Ned O’Shea (RIP)
1994: Paddy Culligan
1993: John Curran (RIP)
1992: Fr Pat Ahern
1991: Brendan Kennelly (RIP)
1990: Dr Paddy Moriarty (RIP)
1989: John B Keane (RIP)
1988: Dr Denis Brosnan
1987: Dr Bryan McMahon (RIP)
1986: Mick O’Dwyer
1985: Con Houlihan (RIP)
1984: Pat Spillane
1983: Eamonn Kelly (RIP)
1982: Pat O’Connell
1981: Pat Roche (RIP)
1980: Sr Stanislaus Kennedy
1979: Dr Michael Carmody
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