Eames wins Tipperary International Peace Award
Retiring Archbishop of Armagh and Church of Ireland Primate of All-Ireland Dr Robin Eames has been announced as the recipient of the 2006 Tipperary International Peace Award.
Elected Primate in 1986, Archbishop Eames, 69, led the church through some of the worst years of the Troubles in the North.
He stood down as primate of the Church of Ireland on December 31, capping 20 years of leadership as an advocate for peace.
In announcing Dr Eames as the recipient of the 2006 Peace Award, Tipperary Peace Convention is paying tribute to his work in the cause of reconciliation in the North.
Dr Eames will now join an illustrious list of recipients of the Tipperary International Peace Award, which includes former US President Bill Clinton, former South African president Nelson Mandela and John O’Shea of GOAL.
