 
The
Eire Society's Gold Medal is awarded
annually to a person of Irish heritage
who has made significant contributions
to society and to their chosen fields
of expertise. Previous recipients include
President John F. Kennedy, filmmakers
John Ford and John Huston, Irish actress
Siobhan McKenna, Seamus Heaney, John
Huston, long time US Ambassador to
Ireland William V. Shannon and former
Speaker of the US House of Representatives
John W. McCormack (see complete list
below).
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2006 |
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Peter Meade |
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2005 |
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Joseph F. Leary |
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2004 |
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Peter & Carmel O’Reilly |
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2003 |
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Dr. Robert O'Neill |
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2002 |
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Hon. William M. Bulger |
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2001 |
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Hon. Desmond Guinness |
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2000 |
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Rev. Bartley MacPhaidin, CSC, Stonehill College |
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1999 |
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Professor Thomas O'Connor, Boston College |
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1998 |
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Frank Patterson & Eily O'Grady |
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1997 |
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Hon. George J. Mitchell |
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1996 |
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Brian P. Burns |
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1995 |
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Phil Coulter |
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1994 |
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Hon. Brian J. Donnelly |
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1993 |
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Dr. Margaret MacCurdan, OP |
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1992 |
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Eoin McKiernan |
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1991 |
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The Chieftans |
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1990 |
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Herbert Kenny |
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1989 |
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Maureen O'Hara |
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1988 |
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John F. Collins |
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1987 |
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50th ANNIVERSARY
Maeve O'Reilly Finley
Thomas Flanagan
*Dr. Sean McBride
Tommy Makem
Dr. Michael McElroy |
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1986 |
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Mary O'Hara, Internationally
acclaimed Harpist, Soloist, author, Radio, Television
and Concert Hall Performer |
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1985 |
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Hon. Charles J. Haughey,
Former Prime Minister of Ireland Patron of the
Arts |
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1984 |
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Anna Manahan, stage,
motion picture and television star |
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1983 |
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Barnard Hughes, stage,
motion picture and television star |
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1982 |
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Seamus Heaney |
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1981 |
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George Edward Ryan |
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1980 |
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John Hume |
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1979 |
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Hon. Thomas P. O'Neill,
Jr. |
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1978 |
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Leon Uris |
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1977 |
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Edward Benno Hanify |
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1976 |
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John D. J. Moore |
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1975 |
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William V. Shannon |
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1974 |
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Mary Lavin |
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1973 |
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Bob Considine |
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1972 |
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Hon. John W. McCormack |
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1971 |
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Siobhan McKenna |
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1970 |
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Hon. Eugene McCarthy |
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1969 |
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Patrick and Aimee Butler |
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1968 |
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John Huston |
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1967 |
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Most Rev. Jeremiah F. Minihan, D.D. |
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1966 |
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Cornelius Ryan |
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1965 |
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Rev. Martin P. Harney, S.J. |
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1964 |
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Helen Landreth |
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1963 |
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Dr. Brian O'Doherty |
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1962 |
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Joseph Gannon |
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1961 |
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Padraic Colum |
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1960 |
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Rev. Terrence L. Connolly, S.J. |
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1959 |
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James Augustine Healy |
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1957 |
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Hon. Daniel T. O'Connell |
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1956 |
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Very Rev. Robert I. Gannon, S.J. |
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1955 |
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John Ford (Sean O'Feeney) |
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1954 |
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Rt. Rev. Michael J. Houlihan |
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1953 |
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Hon. Henry Lee Shattuck |
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1952 |
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Joseph Edward Carrigan |
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1951 |
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Hugh O'Neill Hencken |
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1950 |
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Richard Cardinal
Cushing |
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1949 |
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Hon. James McGurrin |
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1948 |
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James Brendan Connolly |
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1947 |
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Joseph Dunn |
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1946 |
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Fred Norris Robinson |
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1945 |
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Charles Donagh Maginnis |
