The Rehab People of the Year Awards is an annual awards ceremony in Ireland organised by the Rehab Group, televised by RTÉ television, and hosted by Gráinne Seoige. The 2012 ceremony took place on Saturday 15 September in the Citywest Hotel, Dublin. See www.peopleoftheyear.com
Ireland’s answer to an honours system the Awards, which have been taking place since 1975, provide a unique opportunity for the Irish public to honour outstanding achievements and contributions made by individuals and organisations to life in our country today. The winners are chosen by members of the public through a nominations process and finalised by a panel of adjudicators, composed of leading members of the media, voluntary sector and business community.
The following is a list of people/groups who have won an award.
Famous quotes containing the words people, year and/or winners:
“Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? All the rest of you, if you’ll just rattle your jewelry.”
—John Lennon (1940–1980)
“... breaks ancestrally each year into
Regenerate union. Let it always be there.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)
“The two real political parties in America are the Winners and the Losers. The people don’t acknowledge this. They claim membership in two imaginary parties, the Republicans and the Democrats, instead.”
—Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. (b. 1922)