The annual Presidential Distinguished Service Awards for the Irish Abroad, established in 2011, highlight outstanding work by Irish people living overseas across a range of areas, from sport to science, charity or community support.
The 2017 Awardees are:
ARTS, CULTURE AND SPORT
• Bernard Canavan (Britain)
• Liam Neeson (US)
BUSINESS AND EDUCATION
• Patricia Harty (US)
CHARITABLE WORKS
• Denis Mulcahy (US)
• Mary T. Murphy (Ethopia)
IRISH COMMUNITY SUPPORT
• Hideki Mimura (Japan)
• Jacqueline O’Donovan (Britain)
PEACE, RECONCILIATION AND DEVELOPMENT
• John de Chastelain (Canada)
• Marianne Elliot (Britain)
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
• William Campbell (US)