In MacBride’s name

The presentation will be made at the annual president’s dinner, this year being held at the Trevose Radisson Hotel and presided over by AOH National President and Philadelphia resident, Seamus Boyle.
The award is named for Dr. Sean MacBride, the Irish statesman and Nobel Peace Prize winner whose name is attached to the MacBride Principles on Fair Employment for Northern Ireland.
MacBride, who died in 1988, was the son of Major John MacBride and Maud Gonne. In a long and distinguished life he fought for Irish independence, was at one point chief of staff of the IRA, later became an Irish government minister, and helped found a number of international organizations including Amnesty International.