Beard Liberation Front
17th March
Contact BLF Organiser Keith Flett @kmflett
AODHAN CONNOLLY SHAVES JAMIE DORNAN TO WIN BEARD OF IRELAND 2024 TITLE
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, has said that competition for the Irish Beard of the Year 2024 has concluded with the 2023 winner Aodhan Connolly shaving actor Jamie Dornan in the annual on-line vote.
Connolly got 58% of the vote to Dornan’s 23%
The 2017 winner was politician Colum Eastwood who bearded broadcaster William Crawley for the annual Award.
In 2018 the DUP’s Lee Reynolds shaved writer Dominic O’Reilly for the honour with Colum Eastwood in a steady third place.
In 2019 Lee Reynolds retained the title
The 2020 winner was Maynooth academic Peter Coles
In 2021 Aodhan Connolly shaved opponents to win the coveted title and he retained it in 2022 and 2023
The BLF says that while traditionally a land of predominantly clean-shaven cultures, Ireland has in recent times become something of a centre for stylish and trendy beards.
Contenders for the title in 2024 included a diverse range of the hirsute- a golfer, rugby player, political activists, a broadcaster, an actor
The campaigners say the poll is specifically about the impact the beard of an individual has made in Irish public life and no other factor.
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, competition for the 2024 Beard of Ireland Award bristled. We congratulate Aodhan Connolly on retaining his title. While he may be physically based outside of Ireland currently his beard remains distinctively and proudly Irish
There were two preliminary Beard Off votes. The top two from each round went to a Best Beard of Ireland vote
William Crawley and Roy Keane won the first Close Shave round and go to the Beard Off Final. The second Close Shave round saw Aodhan Connolly and Jamie Dornan through to the final
Beard of Ireland 2024
William Crawley, broadcaster
Matthew O’Toole, politician
Jamison Gibson-Park, rugby player
Roy Keane, football pundit
Shane Lowry, golfer
Aodhán Connolly, Business Advocate
Colum Eastwood, politician
Jamie Dornan, actor
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