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2020 Honorees

IRISH PERSON OF THE YEAR: Honorable Tom Lynch
HONORARY IRISH PERSON OF THE YEAR: Vincent "Vinnie" Viola
HUMANITARIANS OF THE YEAR: Dan O'Brien and Terrence Michael Glynn
IRISH MOTHER OF THE YEAR: Mayor Christine Hunschofsky
LOACH AN PHOBAL (Community Hero): Don Deyo

2019 Honorees

IRISH PERSON OF THE YEAR: Lisa Walsh
HONORARY IRISH PERSON OF THE YEAR: Lisa Scott-Founds
HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR: Roger DeHart
IRISH MOTHER OF THE YEAR: Bette Grant
LOACH AN PHOBAL (Community Hero): BSO Deputy Mike Johnson

2018 Honorees

IRISH PERSON OF THE YEAR: Robert W. Kelley
HONORARY IRISH PERSON OF THE YEAR: Commissioner Chip LaMarca
HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR: Heather Geronemus
IRISH MOTHER OF THE YEAR: Camille Coolidge-Shotwell
LOACH AN PHOBAL (Community Heroes): Lt. David Blue, Lt. Lew Thompson, Driver William Wright, Paramedic Anthony Luzardo, Paramedic Bradley Williams & Paramedic Maurice Slydell

2017 Honorees

IRISH PERSON OF THE YEAR: Honorable Joseph A. Murphy
HONORARY IRISH PERSON OF THE YEAR: Commissioner Adam H. Putnam
HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR: Mary Reidel
IRISH MOTHER OF THE YEAR: Mary Walsh Perkins
LOACH AN PHOBAL (Community Hero): Sergeant Jack Lokeinsky

2016 Honorees

IRISH PERSON OF THE YEAR: Congressman Patrick Murphy
HONORARY IRISH PERSON OF THE YEAR: Honorable Carlos Rebollo
HUMANITARIANS OF THE YEAR: Doreen and Keith Koenig
IRISH MOTHER OF THE YEAR: Honorable Barbara McCarthy
LOACH AN PHOBAL (Community Hero): Walter Dix