Brendan Gleeson, Johnny Sexton and Rhasidat Adeleke among those presented with Dublin Lord Mayor's Awards
Gleeson has received the award 'in recognition of his outstanding achievements in acting and social justice' and was presented with his award at a ceremony in Dublin's Mansion House on Friday evening.
Adekele was presented with the award 'in recognition of her achievements in athletics and her role in inspiring a new generation of young female athletes'. Sexton has been given the award to recognise his 'outstanding achievements' as a rugby player.
'These awards are a chance for me to say thank you, on behalf of all the citizens of Dublin, to some people who have made a real difference to the social fabric of life in our city,' Dublin Lord Mayor Emma Blaine said.
'Some of the award recipients will be well known to many of us, others not s. However, they are all worthy of this award and I am delighted to be able to honour them in this way.'
Isobel Henderson was announced as a posthumous recipient of the Lord Mayor's Award for her work with the Girls' Brigade Ireland, a youth organisation founded in Dublin in 1893.
Ms Henderson, who died unexpectedly earlier this month, was a former vice president of the organisation and served as a member of its national board.
Also receiving the award is Team Power of 1, a team of five fathers who together rowed 5,000km across the Atlantic in memory of Saoirse O'Driscoll, a 13-year-old girl who died after a long battle with congenital heart disease.
Her father John, alongside teammates Conor McCarthy, Daragh Kelly, Enda McNicholas, and Roger McMorrow, raised more than €420,000 for the Children's Heart Centre, Crumlin and Heart Children Ireland.
Twin brothers Allen and Jay Bobinac received the award to mark their work helping homeless people in Dublin. Having arrived to Ireland from Croatia in 2016, the pair slept rough in Dublin and accessed the services of homeless charity Tiglin.
Allen helps now run the Lighthouse cafe on Pearse Street, which is operated by Tiglin, while Jay works for the charity's communications department.
Actors and husband and wife Bryan Murray and Úna Crawford O'Brien have been given the award for their contribution to the arts and for raising awareness of dementia.
Murray was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2019 before going public with the diagnosis in 2022. He retired from his role on Fair City earlier this year.
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