Year      Name & Reason.                                                                                             Medal No

1995      Mr Brendan Howlin T.D., Minister of the Environment                                1
1995      Mr Joseph Ainsworth, Chairman- National Safety Council                2
1997      Mr Blaise Treacy, County Manager – Co. Wicklow.                               3
1997      Mr Noel Dillon, County Manager – Co. Cork                                          4
1998      Mr Kevin Weldon, Founding President ILS                                           5
1999      Mr Robert Molloy T.D., Founding Member IWS 1971                         6
1999      Mr Donal Connolly, County Manager – Co. Waterford                        7
2000     Dr Klaus Wilkens, President – ILS Europe & DLRG                            8
2000     Mr. Cartan Finegan, Chairman – National Safety Council                 9
2000     Mr Des Howett, Water Safety Supervisor – NSC                                 10
2000     Ms Maureen Kenny, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter – IWS                 11
2000     Mr John Parker, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter – IWS                        12
2001      Mr Noel O’Beara, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                          13
2001      Mr Paddy Phipps, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                         14
2001      Mr Michael Somers, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                     15
2001      Mr Nicholas Corish, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter – IWS                 16
2002      Mr Donal O’Sullivan, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter – IWS               17
2002      Mr Noel Dempsey, T.D. Minister of the Environment                        18
2003      Mr John Cowman, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter, IWS                      19 (RIP)
2003      Mr Sean Hennessy, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                      20
2003      Mr Pat Alyward, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter, IWS                          24
2003      Mr Eamon Doherty, Garda Commissioner Retired                             22 (RIP)
2004      Mr Michael Dalton, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter, IWS                    23
2004      Mr Pat Costello CEO, National Safety Council                                     25 (RIP)
2004      Ms Eileen Maloney, Founding Member Irish Red Cross                   21 (RIP)
2004      Dr Nenad Javornik, Chief Executive -Croatia Red Cross                   26
2004      Mr Clayton Love Jnr, Deputy Chairman RNLI                                    27
2004      Mr James McGoldrick, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS               28
2004      Mr Seamus Finnan, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                     29 (RIP)
2004      Mr Dave Kenneally, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                     31
2005      Mr Martin Cullen T.D., Minister of the Environment                         24
2005      Mr Frank Nolan, Chairman- Water Safety Ireland                                   32
2005      Captain Liam Kirwan, Director – Irish Coast Guard                            33
2005      Dr Anthony Handley, Hon. Medical Officer – IWS                             34
2005      Mr Philip O’Neill, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter, IWS                        36
2005      Ms Valentine Kelly, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter, IWS                     37
2006      Mr Dermot Walsh, Loyal & Dedicated Supporter, IWS                      35
2007      Mr Michael Vlasto, Director Operations – RNLI                                  38
2007      Mr Roger Millward, Chief Executive – STA, UK                                    39
2007      Mr Ron Rankin, President – Surf Life Saving Australia                       40
2007      Mr Jack Mason, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                             41
2007      Mr Dick Roche T.D., Minister of the Environment                              42
2007      Mr Aidan Byrne, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                           43
2008      Mr Tony Killeen T.D., Minister of State at Environment                   44
2008      Commodore Frank Lynch, Flag Officer – Irish Naval Service            45
2008      Mr Jack Barry, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                              46
2009      Mr Barney O’Reilly, 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                      47
2009      Mr Che To (Patrick) Yeung – President Lifesaving Hong Kong         48
2010      Mr Terence Johnson –  Chairman RNLI Ireland                                     49
2010      Ms. Angela Wynne – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                       50
2011      W Corcoran – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                                     51
2011      R. Wickham – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                                    52
2011      K. Wickham – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                                    53
2011      FOR DISPLAY ONLY                                                                                     54
2012      R. McLoughlin – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                               55
2012      M. Murphy – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                                      56
2013      M. Cuddihy – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                                     57
2013      K. O’Hanlon – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                                    58
2013      M. O’Sullivan – 50 Years Voluntary Service – IWS                                  59
2014      Liam Griffin Clare Co Co Water Safety Development Officer                60
2014      Delores O’Sullivan – 50 year voluntary service                                         61
2014      Sonny Condon – 50 years voluntary service                                             62
2014      Tony Lynch – 50 years voluntary service                                                  63
2014      Elmar Nolan – 50 years voluntary service                                                 64

2016      Breda Collins – Former Chair of IWS and Kilkenny WSAC                    65

2016      Kathleen Richey – 50 years voluntary service                                        66

2016      Sean Murphy – Honorary Auditor and Dublin WSAC                             67

2017      Anna Byrne – 50 years voluntary service                                                 68

2018      John Considine – Limerick WSDO and Limerick WSAC                          69

2018      Michael Power – 50 years voluntary service                                               70

2019      Bronagh Stafford – 50 years voluntary service                                            71

2020     Brendan McGrath – Former Council Member, Clare WSAC Officer & Commission Chair             72