Fresh from his acclaimed ‘Crowd Pleaser’ and ‘Roaring Forties’ tours, Ed Byrne will host the 2013 Recruiter Awards for Excellence, sponsored by Eploy.

It will be the Irish comic’s second appearance at the Awards, having made his first in 2006. In addition to his live performances, Byrne is well known to TV viewers from appearances on Mock the Week, Have I Got News for You and last summer on BBC Two’s World’s Most Dangerous Roads, when he drove across Siberia with fellow comedian Andy Parsons.

Recruiter is also pleased to announce that SoldierOn! has been chosen as the title’s Charity of the Year for 2013-14. The military-focused charity will benefit from the generosity of Awards attendees on the night through donations and at a charity casino.   

SoldierOn!’s mission is to enable disabled ex-servicemen and women into meaningful, long-term employment. It seeks to use the skills already gained during their military service and to facilitate the transition into employment in civilian life.

SoldierOn! aims to recruit former service people to become specialist recruitment advisers. The long-term goal of the charity is to become a sustainable organisation, funded through fees for its services as a specialist recruiter.

SoldierOn! was the first Recruiter charity in 2011. It was selected this year by our Awards judges.

• Visit recruiterawards.co.uk for more on the 1 May event.