iBAM! is honored to recognize these people for their outstanding contributions:


iBAM! 2024 Honorees: 

(check back soon for full info on all of our awardees)

PERFORMING ARTS: Ciarán Hinds

LITERATURE: Cónal  Creedon

MUSIC: Altan  (Tickets to their concert on November 15 in Mayfair Theatre at the Center)

VISUAL ARTS: Fr. Anthony Brankin

MEDIA/JOURNALISM: Fintan O'Toole

PERSONS OF THE YEAR: Kent Covey - Maureen Kennedy

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Barney Farrelly


iBAM! 2023 Honorees:

VISUAL ARTS: Róisín O’Farrell

LITERATURE: Colm Tóibín

MUSIC: Jimmy Keane

MEDIA/JOURNALISM: Eileen Dunne

PERSON OF THE YEAR: Dr. Mary Pat Kelly

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Dan Hartnett


iBAM! 2022 Honorees:

 
MUSIC: Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill
 
LITERATURE: T.C. Boyle
 
CULINARY ARTS: Curtis Duffy
 
VISUAL ARTS: Tony Fitzpatrick
 
PERSON OF THE YEAR: Colin Davidson
Chancellor of Ulster University

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Mary and Frank Duffy
 

iBAM! 2021 Honorees:

MUSIC: Joanie Madden
 
LITERATURE: Colum McCann
 
PERSON of the YEAR: Kendall Coyne Schofield
 
PERFORMING ARTS: Larry Kirwan
 
VISUAL ARTS: Galway Basket Maker Joseph Hogan

VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR Hal and Irene Hruby
 

iBAM! 2020 Honorees:

LITERATURE: John and Billy Keane
 
MEDIA/JOURNALISM: Ray O'Hanlon
 
MUSIC: Pete St. John
 
PERFORMING ARTS: Betty Buckley
 
PERSON OF THE YEAR: Seamus Mallon
 
VISUAL ARTS: Barry Butler
 
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Peggy Murphy
 

iBAM! 2019 Honorees:

MUSIC: Ward Irish Music Archives -
Honoring Ed Ward, founder, Milwaukee Irish Fest
 
LITERATURE: Eoin Colfer
 
PERSON OF THE YEAR: Stephen Travers
 
MEDIA/JOURNALISM: Maureen Dowd
 
VISUAL ARTS: Denis Brown
 
PERFORMING ARTS: Michael Patrick Thornton

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Mike Neary
 


iBAM! 2018 Honorees:




LITERATURE: Marian Keyes
 

MEDIA: Mike Leonard
 

MUSIC: Maura O'Connell
 
PERFORMING ARTS: Fionnula Flanagan


VISUAL ARTS: Mary McSweeney


 

CULINARY ARTS: Noel McMeel
 

PERSON OF THE YEAR: Dolores Connolly

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Mary Moore
 

iBAM! 2017 Honorees:

LITERATURE: Timothy Egan

 
MEDIA: Frank Mathie

MUSIC: Daniel O'Donnell
 
PERFORMING ARTS: Jim Sheridan
 
VISUAL ARTS: Philip Gray
 
CULINARY ARTS: Kevin Dundon
 
PERSON OF THE YEAR: Joan Freeman

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Mary McNally
 

iBAM! 2016 Honorees:


LITERATURE: Ken Bruen
 

MEDIA: Joel Daly
 

MUSIC: Tommy Fleming
 

PERFORMING ARTS: Peter Bradley Armacost
 
PERSON OF THE YEAR: James Fitzgerald
 
VISUAL ARTS: Jim Fitzpatrick

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Brian Donovan



2015 iBAM! Cultural Honorees

MUSIC: Sharon Shannon
 
PERFORMING ARTS: Liam Neeson

CULINARY ARTS: Darina Allen
 
VISUAL ARTS: Michael Carroll
 
LITERATURE: Desmond Egan
 
PERSON OF THE YEAR: James Sloan



VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Harry Costelloe

2014 iBAM! Cultural Honorees
Recognized for Outstanding Contributions in:
 
MEDIA: Rick Kogan
 

MUSIC: Paddy Reilly
 

PERFORMING ARTS: John Mahoney
 
VISUAL ARTS: Barry Jazz Finnegan
 
LITERATURE: Frank Delaney
 

PERSON OF THE YEAR: Martin Healy

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Mary and Gabe Keleghan


2013 iBAM! Cultural Honorees



MUSIC: The Black Family
 
PERFORMING ARTS: Brendan Gleeson
 
VISUAL ARTS: Robert Ballagh

LITERATURE: Tim Pat Coogan
 

PERSON OF THE YEAR: Father Jack Wall

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: John Griffin
 

2012 iBAM! Cultural Honorees


MUSIC: Phil Coulter
 

PERFORMING ARTS: Stephen Rea
 

VISUAL ARTS: Matt Lamb
 
LITERATURE: Morgan Llywelyn 
 
PERSON OF THE YEAR: Richard Moore


VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: 
 
2011 iBAM! Cultural Honorees
Recognized for Outstanding Contributions in:
 

MUSIC: Maurice Lennon
 

PERFORMING ARTS: Mark Howard,
 
VISUAL ARTS: John David Mooney,
 

LITERATURE: Maeve Binchy 
 

PERSON OF THE YEAR: Father Andrew Greeley

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Tom Boyle

2010 iBAM! Cultural Honorees

MUSIC: Liz Carroll

PERFORMING ARTS: Gabriel Byrne
 

Visual Arts: Thomas A. O'Shaughnessy
 

Literature: Mary Dempsey
 

Person of the Year: Nobel Peace Prize Winner 1998 John Hume
 
Volunteer of the Year: Kevin Moran

2009 iBAM! Cultural Honorees


MUSIC: Kevin Henry
 

PERFORMING ARTS: Steppenwolf Theatre Company
 

VISUAL ARTS: Edward Cox
 

LITERATURE: Frank McCourt
 

PERSON OF THE YEAR: Justice Anne Burke