Dr Sarah O'Neill and Mr Billy Cahill have been named as this year's winners of the Dean's Award. The announcement was made at the annual Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Dinner, which took place on Friday, 16 October. Dr Sarah O'Neill, Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics (MCT), received the Academic Award while Billy Cahill, Estate and Support Services, was the recipient of the Support Award.

The Dean's Award scheme was created as a way of acknowledging the diverse and essential contributions of all staff members at RCSI. Both winners were presented with a commemorative award by Professor Hannah McGee, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.

Professor McGee said: “The principle behind this award scheme is to acknowledge the diverse and essential contributions of staff members who perform a vast array of critical duties that support the College's commitment to Growth and Excellence using the RCSI's core values of Respect, Collegiality, Scholarship and Innovation. The Dean's Award is the College's opportunity to honour these exceptional accomplishments. Both Billy and Sarah are remarkably able people, and I am delighted to have the opportunity to present them with these awards.”

The evening's events commenced with the Inaugural Lecture delivered by Professor Zena Moore, Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, entitled ‘Pressure Ulcer Prevention - Making the Invisible Visible'.