THE IRISH WORLD AWARDS 2012

Andy Rogers receives Award for Outstanding Service to the Irish Community in Britain

Sinead O'Connor, whose career has traversed much of the 25 years of the Irish World and who has, for many people overseas, come to represent the dramatic social change in Ireland during that time. She received a LIfetime Achievement Award.

Mary Byrne receives here Best International Singer Award from Toureen Mangan's Michael Sheahan at the Irish World Awards

Absolute Radio's Christian O'Connell Breakfast Show's Maggie Doyle receives an Irish World Award from David Hennessy

Don Mescall receives his Irish World Award for Outstanding Success as a Singer Songwriter from Addison Lee's John Griffin

RTE's former London Bureau, Tony Phillips, Brian O'Connell, and Kate Byrne, receive their Irish World Award for Outstanding Coverage of UK News and Politics from Ambassador Bobby McDonagh

London 2012 Paralympian double gold medallist (800m and 1500m) Michael McKillop, winner of Irish World Sportsman of the Year Award, with RTE's Eamon Horan, Daithi O Se and Irish World Sports Editor Damian Dolan

Bob Casey of London Irish receives his Irish World Award for Services to Rugby from Irish World Sports Editor Damian Dolan

Irish World Businesswoman of the Year Jacqui O'Donovan receives her award from author and BBC Special Correspondent Fergal Keane

Irish World Singer of the Year Lisa McHugh who entertained and delighted almost seven hundred guests at the Novotel in Hammersmith

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