Since 1989 the Lord Mayor’s Awards have honoured individuals and groups who have made a special contribution to Dublin and its citizens either at a local or city wide level. These Awards are Dublin city's way of acknowledging and congratulating the extraordinary work they do.

Previous recipients have included Ronnie Delaney, Maeve Binchy, Scouting Ireland, Merchant’s Quay Ireland, Marty Whelan, Brian O’Driscoll, Adi Roche, Capuchin Day Centre and Jimmy Magee.

Click here for a list of all the previous recipients of the Lord Mayors Award