Guests who attended the
Awards included the former President of Ireland Mary McAleese and Michael D. Higgins; actors Pierce Brosnan, Brendan Gleeson, Saoirse Ronan, Kim Cattrall, Joely Richardson, Colm Meaney, Stephen Rea, Amy Huberman, Charlene McKenna, Martin McCann, Ruth McCabe and Ruth Bradley; film and
programme makers including PJ Dillon, Tom Hall, Juanita Wilson, Thaddeus O'Sullivan, Morgan O'Sullivan, James Flynn, Joan Bergin and Tim Fleming; and
television names such as Gay Byrne, Pat Kenny, Miriam O'Callaghan plus many more.