Nominations sought for Tipperary International Peace Award

Tipperary Peace Convention has announced that it is now accepting nominations for the 2019/2020 Tipperary International Peace Award. The nomination process is open to members of the public and to representatives of organisations and associations. A short list of nominees will be announced during the year and the winner will be announced thereafter.

Restrictions permitting the Award will be presented in Tipperary on a date to be confirmed in 2021.

The Tipperary Peace Award was founded in 1984 with the first recipient being the late Seán McBride, one of the founders of Amnesty International. Past recipients include former South African President the late Nelson Mandela, former President of Ireland, Professor Mary McAleese and Senator Martin McAleese, the late Senator Edward Kennedy and Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, Pakistani school girl Malala Yousafzai, former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, former US Secretary of State, John Kerry, the Syrian Civil Defence White Helmets, the former Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos and the last recipient former President Mary Robinson.

The 2018 recipient, former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson, said the award was a "wonderful example of a local community organising a prize for peace which has achieved wide standing and international recognition."

Because of the situation with Covid it has not been possible to have any award presentation in 2020. With hopefully restrictions easing later this year we hope that it will be possible to have an award presentation sometime in 2021.

HOW TO NOMINATE SOMEONE

Tipperary Peace Convention is therefore seeking nominations for the 2019/2020 award. Nominations, to include a brief résumé of the nominee, can be submitted by email to: martinquinns@eircom.net or alternatively by post to the Hon. Secretary, Tipperary Peace Convention, 18 Father Matthew Street, Tipperary Town, Co Tipperary.