The guest of honour on the night will be Ireland's Grand Slam-winning coach Declan Kidney, while Connacht's Hall of Fame recipient has been confirmed as Brendan Guerin.

Tickets are priced at €85 or €850 for a table of ten and are available from the Connacht Branch Office on tel: 091 561568 .

The event is black tie and if your company is interested in sponsoring an award , ere are a couple of categories remaining. Please call Fiona Keys on 091 561568 for details.

The event promises to be a great night with a drinks reception at 7.30pm followed by a four course meal at 8pm.

The awards will take place after the dinner and there will be dancing until late.

2008/09 CONNACHT RUGBY AWARDS - NOMINEES AND SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS:

Connacht Under-19s -

James Robinson (Corinthians), Shane Conneely (Corinthians/Jes), Eoin Griffin (Corinthians/Jes)

Connacht Under-18 Schools -

Aaron Spring (Sligo Grammar/Sligo RFC), Rory Cunning (Jes/Galwegians), David Garvey (Bish/Galwegians)

Connacht Under-18 Youths -

Eoin McKeown (Galwegians/Jes), Danny Qualter (Athlone Community College/Buccaneers), Aaron Conneely (Corinthians/Jes)

Connacht Under-20s -

Dermot Murphy (Galwegians), Joe Moran (Galwegians), John O'Brien (Buccaneers)

Connacht Women's -

Tandy Johnson (Galwegians), Helen Jones (Highfield), Claire Molloy (Cardiff Harlequins)

Junior Club Player -

Dave Prior (OLBC), Liam Scahill (Westport), Eoin Rooney (Monivea)

Senior Club Player -

John Cleary (Galwegians), Darin Claasen (Corinthians), Pat Cunningham (Corinthians)

Connacht Club of the Year -

Corinthians RFC, Monivea RFC, Ballinrobe RFC

Referee of the Year -

Joe Doyne, Emmet Dormer, Daithi Flood

Clubman of the Year -

John Carr (Tuam RFC), Conor Frazer (Sligo RFC), Henry O'Toole (Connemara RFC)

Connacht Senior Player of the Year -

John Muldoon, Ray Ofisa, Gavin Duffy

Young Player of the Year -

Liam Bibo, Sean Cronin, Ian Keatley

Special Awards:

Hall of Fame - Brendan Guerin

Contribution to Irish rugby and the winning of the Grand Slam - Mervyn Murphy