Guests of Honour

Each year The Galway International Oyster Festival is delighted to welcome a chosen guest of honour. Our guest of honour plays a large part in our festival and each year they have been a wonderful and welcome guest to our festival.

Previous Guest’s of Honor include:

2006 - CHRISTY O'CONNER JNR

2005 – BRIAN O'DRISCOLL  

2004 - GRAINNE SEOIGE

2003 - KEN DOHERTY

2002 - JOE McDONAGH

2001 - BILL CULLEN

2000 - SIR  ANTHONY GREENER

1999 - BARON ALAIN GUILLAUME

1998 - MARIAN FINNUCANE

1997 - MARTY WHELAN

1996 - MICK McCARTHY

1995 - GERRY KELLY

1994 - COLIN STORM

1993 - SEAN DUIGNAN

1992 - CHARLES J. HAUGHEY

1991 - JOHN HUME

1990 - VINCENT FINN

1989 - RAY FLYNN / SEAMUS BRENNAN

1988 - PETER SUTHERLAND

1987 - FERGAL QUINN

1986 - CATHAL O’SHANNON

1985 - A. J. F. O’REILLY

1984 - NEIL TOBIN

1983 - FRANK KELLY

1982 - MIKE MURPHY

1981 - HUGH LEONARD

1980 - BRENDAN O’KELLY

1979 - EAMONN ANDREWS

1978 - JOE MALONE

1977 -  JOE MacGLYNN

1976  - GERRY COLGAN

1975 - ANITA LESLIE

1974 - MR. LA GARDE

1973 - MARQUIS DE GOULAIRE

1972 - ROBERT HOWICH

1971 - HUBERT PIAT

1970 - GAY BYRNE

1969 - LORD KILLANIN

1968 - ROG. DU GARDIER

1967 - CAPT. J. RIDGEWAY & SGT. SHAY BLYTH

1966 - VISCOUNT BOYD

1965 - CLEMENT FREUD

1964 - F. H. BOLAND

1963 - DEN. GERMAN BARAIBBAR USANOIGAGA

1962 - ALD. J. J. O’KEEFFE