The Cork Person of the Year awards were founded in 1993 to recognise outstanding achievements by people from Cork.[1] Each year 12 Cork persons of the month are chosen, although some months multiple people in the same area are selected. Then, in January of the following year the overall Cork person(s) of the year[2] are selected from this group.
Previous Winners
| Year | Winner | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Sr. Colette Hickey | Homeless Charity |
| 1994 | Dr. Michael Mortell | UCC Leadership |
| 1995 | John Bermingham | Cope Foundation |
| 1996 | Barry Galvin | CAB |
| 1997 | Paddy Comerford | Theatre |
| 1998 | Kevin Downing | Overcoming Disability |
| 1999 | Jimmy Barry Murphy | GAA |
| 2000 | Sonia O’Sullivan | Athletics |
| 2001 | Gerry Murphy | Business |
| 2002 | Adi Roche | Founder and chief executive of the Chernobyl Children International (1991) |
| 2003 | Fr. Sean Healy | Social Justice |
| 2004 | Roy Keane | Sport [3] |
| 2005 | Prof. John A. Murphy | History |
| 2006 | Dan Donovan | Theatre |
| 2007 | John Fitzpatrick | Choral Festival |
| 2008 | Pat Falvey & Dr. Clare O’Leary | Adventure |
| 2009 | Conor Buckley | Business |
| 2010 | Paddy O’Brien | Over-60s Talent |
| 2011 | Liam Casey | Business |
| 2012 | Bill Deasy | Community |
| 2013 | Rob Heffernan | Athletics [4] |
References
- ↑ "Who will be cork person of the year". Cork Independent. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Cork Person of the Year Awards - The Book - Lettertec". Lettertec. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ "Keano wins Cork award for first time". IrishExaminer.com. 29 January 2005. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "Rob Heffernan is Cork Person of the Year 2013". TheCork.ie. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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