# Award

All time

# Dublin

BOD and Fr Peter McVerry to be awarded Freedom of the City of Dublin

The two men now have the right to pasture sheep on common ground within the city boundaries.

11.4k

Nov 4th 2013, 7:46 PM

# Blue bloods

Gaelic games writers honour Barney Rock as son Dean eyes county title

The Dublin legend was inducted in the journalists’ Hall of Fame last night.

2.4k

Nov 2nd 2013, 4:51 PM

# Web Summit

Create-your-own-video-ad company wins start-up award

Viddyad praised for originality and potential by judges at ESB Spark of Genius award during Web Summit.

8.3k

Oct 30th 2013, 5:45 PM

# Nobel Prize

Alice Munro declines Nobel awards invite due to poor health

The winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature is due to pick up a prize of US $1.2 million.

8.7k

Oct 18th 2013, 6:10 PM

# irish beauty

The Burren receives European diploma for protected areas

The Burren has been honoured for its rich flora and fauna and its importance to cultural heritage.

6.0k

Sep 14th 2013, 1:22 PM

# Competition

Guess where Ireland's best kept village is...

Here’s a hint: It’s also the overall winner of Ireland’s Best Kept Town, announced earlier today.

28.2k

Jul 2nd 2013, 2:15 PM

# Northern Ireland

Groups awarded €1.5 million for "tireless" cross-border peace work

The Tánaiste said that Northern Ireland “is still a very divided society” but that the Good Friday Agreement “has opened up new possibilities”.

3.3k

May 23rd 2013, 12:09 PM

# IMPAC

Ireland's Kevin Barry up for €100k literary award

Other nominees include Michel Houellebecq, Haruki Murakami and Andrew Miller.

4.6k

Apr 9th 2013, 8:36 AM

# OMG I LOVE YOUR WORK

5 things you probably didn't know about Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito received a lifetime achievement award in Dublin last night. Here’s what we learned about him.

18.6k

Feb 23rd 2013, 5:30 PM

# Report Card

Government gets an E grade for treatment of Traveller children

The Children’s Rights Alliance’s annual Report Card notes that Traveller children are “almost universally worse” than their settled peers.

13.2k

Feb 18th 2013, 4:45 PM

# Children's Rights

Government awarded overall C grade in 2013 report card

The report card comes from the Children’s Rights Alliance, which put the Department of Social Protection at the bottom of the class due to child poverty.

98.5k

Feb 18th 2013, 7:15 AM

# Dentist

Dentist who "raised the bar" caring for autistic patient wins top award

Dr Gillian Smith painstakingly treated Neal Dhondt for four months, which meant he did not have to have surgery.

14.8k

Jan 29th 2013, 7:30 PM

# winner

Beacon Hospital wins award for delivering pioneering cancer treatment

UPMC Beacon Hospital is the only hospital in Ireland to provide the treatment.

12.3k

Jan 17th 2013, 3:01 PM

# Tourism

Ireland wins 'most popular destination' award at ceremony in China

This is the second time Ireland has scooped the award at the ceremony in Shangai.

12.5k

Jan 15th 2013, 12:20 PM

# Shortlist

Britton shortlisted for top European award

Wicklow’s Fionnuala Britton is among the 10 nominees for the December European Women’s Athlete of the Month award.

717

Jan 9th 2013, 12:11 PM

# Award

Katie Taylor named Sportswoman of the Year

Olympic gold medallist awarded for her ‘exceptional sporting achievements’ in 2012.

7.8k

Dec 20th 2012, 3:55 PM

# rally

Craig Breen wins top international accolade at Irish Motorsport Awards

Meanwhile, model Rachel Wallace was on the lookout for a new couch.

2.6k

Dec 11th 2012, 5:24 PM

# Award

Rory McIlroy picks up the Golf Writers' Trophy for 2012

The 23-year-old beat his own Ryder Cup team into second place.

609

Dec 10th 2012, 6:39 PM

# Award

Irish animation company wins BAFTA for children's show

The children’s show, Roy, tells the story of a cartoon boy who was born into the real world.

6.4k

Nov 27th 2012, 7:30 AM

# Award

Patterson named November Player of the Month

Rory Patterson won the monthly prize after his two goals clinched the FAI Cup for Derry City.

1.3k

Nov 26th 2012, 5:37 PM

# Double trouble

Shamrock Rovers signal title intent by signing Quigley and O'Connor

New Hoops boss Trevor Croly has pulled off a transfer coup by snatching the PFAI Player of the Year from Sligo.

1.6k

Nov 18th 2012, 12:39 PM

# you told us

Top readers' comments of the week

Here’s our round-up of the funniest, most thought-provoking and interesting comments you lot made this week. Did you make it in?

6.0k

Oct 27th 2012, 11:00 AM

# Award

Edmond Harty named as Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year

The businessman’s company Dairymaster specialises in dairy farm equipment and employs 220 people internationally.

7.2k

Oct 26th 2012, 9:09 AM

# Web Summit

SmartThings beats major competition to take Web Summit startup award

A major coup for the company, the award comes with a €100,000 prize.

5.4k

Oct 18th 2012, 6:45 PM

# top cats

Open thread: who was your All-Ireland hurling final replay man-of-the-match?

Kilkenny sealed their 35th All-Ireland SHC win today with a ruthless rout of Leinster kingpins Galway ,

2.5k

Sep 30th 2012, 5:06 PM

# michelin star

Irish winners of Michelin Stars revealed

The selection includes two new restaurants: Galway’s Aniar and Dublin’s Locks Brasserie.

21.4k

Sep 28th 2012, 11:26 AM

# Award

Saoirse Ronan to be honoured at upcoming Kerry Film Festival

The 18-year-old actress is set to receive the Maureen O’Hara Award.

3.8k

Sep 25th 2012, 11:00 AM

# accolade

Quigley picks up Player of the Month award

The Bit O’Red striker has scored 12 goals to help their title challenge this season.

549

Sep 20th 2012, 3:40 PM

# get reading

Will Self and Hilary Mantel make Booker prize shortlist

The shortlist contains more new writers and debut novels than in previous years. Have you read any of them?

3.9k

Sep 11th 2012, 12:30 PM

# Macca

Paul McCartney receives France's highest honour

He even live-tweeted the whole thing…

5.4k

Sep 8th 2012, 6:43 PM

# winners

"Back home it's called being weird": Rubberbandits win award at Edinburgh Fringe

Sonya Kelly and Fishamble also celebrated their win at the Scottish festival this week.

7.2k

Aug 28th 2012, 10:01 AM

# Légion d’Honneur

John Galliano stripped of France's highest honour over racism conviction

Francois Hollande has stripped Galliano of the Légion d’Honneur after he was filmed directing racist abuse towards two strangers last year.

5.4k

Aug 27th 2012, 9:38 AM

# Advertising

VIDEO: Is this the best ad in the world?

Ad campaign for fast food company has scored a Grand Prix award in Cannes.

9.2k

Jun 25th 2012, 11:19 AM

# South Africa

Irish priest receives award from Emperor of Japan

Fr Stan Brennan has founded several projects over the years dealing with issues such as education, drug and alcohol abuse, child care and domestic abuse.

6.0k

Jun 19th 2012, 8:30 PM

# BAFTAs

Mrs Brown's Boys wins BAFTA for best sitcom

The Brendan O’Carroll show was one of a number of Irish winners at the Television BAFTAs last night, including Andrew Scott for his role in Sherlock, and Graham Norton.

4.5k

May 28th 2012, 10:01 AM