2005

• William Rowan Hamilton
• Albert Einstein
• Erskine H. Childers
• Pádraig Harrington —Ryder Cup
• Darren Clarke —Ryder Cup
• Paul McGinley —Ryder Cup
• Eamonn Darcy —Ryder Cup
• Philip Walton —Ryder Cup
• Christy O'Connor Jnr —Ryder Cup
• Ronan Rafferty —Ryder Cup
• Harry Bradshaw —Ryder Cup
• Christy O'Connor Snr —Ryder Cup
• Arthur Griffith

2006

• Paddy "the Cope" Gallagher
• Harry Clarke
• Máirtín Ó Cadhain
• Johann Caspar Zeuss
• Ronnie Delany
• Michael Cusack
• Michael Davitt
• Gerhard Markson (principal conductor) & National Symphony Orchestra
• The Chieftains
• The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem
• Altan
• The Dubliners

2007

• Luke Wadding
• Hugh O’Neill
• Rory O’Donnell
• Saint Charles of Mount Argus
• RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra,
• RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet
• RTÉ Concert Orchestra
• RTÉ Cór na nÓg
• RTÉ Philharmonic Choir
• Coláiste Íosagáin Girls Choir
• Paul O'Connell
• Irish Rugby Team
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• James Fintan Lalor
• Charles Wesley

2008

• Liam Whelan