Anti-poverty campaigner Bob Geldof is to be awarded the freedom of Dublin.
The city council voted in favour of awarding the veteran rock star the accolade after weeks of debate.
Bob Geldof speaks at a conference in Dublin earlier this week.
The former Boomtown Rats frontman, who brought some of the world's top music names together as part of a campaign to end debt in developing countries, will be honoured alongside Irish Olympic champion Ronnie Delaney.
When first mooted by councillors, the proposal was met with opposition from Fianna Fáil, which was reluctant to give Geldof the award. Many councillors felt he had not done enough to raise the profile of the city on an international basis.
Lord Mayor Catherine Byrne said she proposed both Geldof and Delaney based on their outstanding values and said the awards were long overdue.
Councillors voted unanimously in favour of giving the Dubliners the awards.
Geldof is being honoured for his work in trying to alleviate debt in many African countries and his campaign against world poverty.
In the same ceremony, at a date yet to be decided, Irish Olympic hero Delaney will be honoured for his triumphs - 50 years after he won the 1,500m at the 1956 games in Melbourne - Ireland's last athletics gold medal.
Those who have received the freedom of the city in the past are U2, Mother Teresa and Bill Clinton.