Academics, cultural and fine arts awardees include: Charles Donagh Maginnis, Desmond Guinness and Padraig O'Malley.
In 2010 The Right Honourable Desmond Guinness, a direct descendant of Guinness Brewery founder Arthur Guinness, will serve as the parade's grand marshal.
His daughter Marie-Gabrielle (aka Mariga) was the first wife of Desmond Guinness, a diplomat, artist turned journalist, and expert on the Far East.
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