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
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
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
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
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
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
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR: Brian Donovan
2015 iBAM! Cultural Honorees
MUSIC: Sharon Shannon
PERFORMING ARTS: Liam Neeson
CULINARY ARTS: Darina Allen
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
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
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:
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