New Year Honours 2019
This is the New Year Honours List of Northern Ireland award recipients published on 28 December 2018.
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Mr Nicholas David George Coburn
Group Managing Director and Deputy Chairman, Ulster Carpet Mills (Holdings) Limited. For services to the economy in Northern Ireland.
Dr Bryan Keating OBE
For services to economic development in Northern Ireland.
Professor David Noel Livingstone OBE FBA
Professor of Geography and Intellectual History, Queen's University Belfast. For services to scholarship in geography, history of science and intellectual history.
Dr William James McBride MBE
For services to Rugby Union.
Professor John Christopher McCrudden
Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to human rights law.
Mr Edward Mark McGuckin
Senior Officer, Public Legal Service Division, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to the criminal justice system in Northern Ireland.
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Mr Malcolm Howard Beatty
Lately Chief Executive, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to the natural environment.
Mr Patrick Joseph Doherty
Chairman, Harcourt Developments. For services to the transformation of the Titanic Quarter site, Belfast.
Mrs Carol Ann Graham
Head of State Pathology Branch, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to justice in Northern Ireland.
Mr Henry Gregg MBE
For services to football.
Mr Charles John Henning
For services to agriculture.
Mrs Deirdre Houston
Deputy Principal, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. For services to integrated education in Randalstown.
Mr Brian Ingram
Director, Youth Justice Agency. For services to vulnerable children and adults in custody.
Mrs Alma Mary Loughrey
For services to children in Early Years education in Northern Ireland.
Mr Adrian McAllister
Deputy Chief Constable, Lancashire Constabulary. For services to policing, criminal justice and child protection.
Professor James Charles McElnay
Lately President and Vice-Chancellor, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to Higher Education and pharmacy.
Mrs Marie Roulston
Executive Director, Social Work, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to healthcare and young people.
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Mr Peter Newton Acheson
For services to the voluntary and community sector.
Mr Andrew Joseph David Allen
For services to veterans and their families in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Maureen Allen
For services to the community in Ballymena.
Mr Declan George Billington
Managing Director, John Thompson and Sons Ltd. For services to economic development in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Zoe Alexandra Boreland
Lately Head of Midwifery, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to midwifery.
Mr Alan Boyd
For services to the community in Belfast.
Mrs Sarah Roberta Brownlee
Chair, Southern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to health and social care and charitable fundraising.
Mrs Melanie Elaine Christie-Boyle
Chief Executive, Ballymena Business Centre. For services to the economy in Northern Ireland.
Mr Willam Harold Connor
Chief Executive, Sentinus. For services to education.
Mrs Celine Collette Craig
For services to the community in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Mr Derek Andrew Crawford
For services to Rugby Union.
Mr Henry James Crawford
Managing Director, Get Fresh NI. For services to the Northern Ireland food and hospitality sectors.
Miss Patricia Louise Donald
For services to older people in Northern Ireland.
Mr Thomas Watters Perry Donaldson JP
For services to the Boys' Brigade, Lay Magistracy and education.
Mr William Nigel Dougherty
Principal, Ebrington Primary School. For services to Primary Education and the community in Londonderry.
Mr Colin Harding
Staff Officer, Enniskillen Jobs and Benefits Office, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Frances Hardy
For services to the St John Ambulance Service.
Mr Hugh Mervyn Herron
For services to the Royal Scottish Pipe Band Association.
Mrs Rosemary Frances Leech
Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to policing and the community in Northern Ireland.
Ms Jacqueline Locke (Gorman)
Chief Executive, Connswater Homes. For services to social housing.
Mr Thomas Ernest Long
Principal, Orangefield Primary School. For services to education.
Dr Christopher John Lynn
Archaeologist. For services to archaeology and heritage in Northern Ireland.
Mr Gareth Gerald McAuley
For services to football in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Imelda Mary McGucken
Director, CHARIS Cancer Centre. For services to nursing and palliative care in Northern Ireland.
Dr Neil Edward McKittrick
For services to humanitarianism, international relations and the community in Northern Ireland.
Mr Pairic O'Brien
Housing Advisory Liaison Officer, Northern Ireland Housing Executive. For services to occupational therapy and housing for people with disabilities.
Mrs Claire Louise O'Hanlon
For services to people affected by Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
Mr Wilfred Pyper
For services to musical theatre and drama in Northern Ireland.
Ms Mary Roulston
Lately Principal, Millennium Integrated Primary School. For services to education.
Ms Sheila Elizabeth Simons (Boden)
Social Work Manager, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to social care and protection of women and children.
Mr Gerard Skelton
For services to young people and community cohesion in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Heather Carolyn Smart
Firefighter, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the advancement of women in the Fire and Rescue Service.
Mr Finlay Spratt
Catering Officer, Northern Ireland Prison Service. For public service and charity.
Mrs Elizabeth Ann Weir
For services to the arts and education.
Mrs Jacqueline Weir
For services to the community in North Belfast.
Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Mr James Anderson
Buildings Supervisor, Omagh County Primary School. For services to education.
Mr Stephen John Baxter
For services to football in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Eithne Marian Begley
Deputy Catering Manager, Youth Justice Agency, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to the youth justice system and young people in custody.
Ms Evelyn Elizabeth Bennett
Volunteer Fundraising Branch Chair, Donaghadee, Royal National Lifeboat Institution. For services to charity.
Miss Margaret Wilson Brown
For services to young people in Ballymena.
Mr Anthony Richard Clarke
For services to badminton in Northern Ireland.
Mr Thomas Martin Dillon
For public and charitable services.
Mrs Elizabeth Eileen Doherty
Trustee, Castlederg Patient Comfort and Terminally Ill Fund. For services to palliative and terminal care in Castlederg and West Tyrone.
Mr Robert Norman Espie
National Standard Bearer, The Royal British Legion. For voluntary service to ceremonial duties and remembrance.
Dr John Stuart Faulkner
For services to conservation and grass breeding in Northern Ireland.
Mr James Ferguson
For services to local government and the community in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Elizabeth Fielding
For services to Foyle Child Contact Centre, Londonderry.
Mr Daniel Joseph Gallagher
For services to football and community cohesion in Sion Mills, Northern Ireland.
Mrs Elizabeth Jane Glass
For services to music.
Mr James Lowry Grant
For services to the community in County Antrim.
Mr Desmond John Gregg
For services to the community in Craigavon.
Mr David Henry Hammerton
For services to police and military families and the community in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Jemima (Ina) Henry
For services to the Northern Ireland Hospice and Children’s Hospice.
Mrs Muriel Irwin
For services to diabetes care and the community in County Tyrone.
Mr Hugh Kennedy
For services to the community and young people in Londonderry.
Mr David Edward Knox
For services to policing and the community in Northern Ireland.
Mr Robert Leonard Lingwood
For services to the community in County Tyrone.
Mr George Henry McAlpin
For services to the tourism industry.
Mrs Jane Alison McAlpin
For services to the tourism industry.
Mrs Anne Marie McComb
Forest Guide, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to forestry and to red squirrel conservation.
Mrs Glenda Rodgers McCormick
For services to the community in Bushmills, County Antrim.
Mr Joseph Gabriel McCurry
For services to the community in Dungannon.
Mr William Joseph McKelvey
For services to the community in County Tyrone.
Mr William Frederick Francis Mills
For services to the Royal British Legion and the community in Coleraine.
Mr Colin Andrew Moffett
For services to local government.
Miss Sharon Patterson
For voluntary services to mental health support.
Mr Leonard Francis Quigg
For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Gretta Reid
For voluntary services to First Aid and the community in Cookstown, County Tyrone.
Mrs Joanne Elizabeth Rock
For services to people with breast cancer.
Mr Ernest Carson Smyth
Prison Officer, Maghaberry Prison. For public service.
Mrs Gwen Katherine Smyth
Residential Life Manager, Accommodation, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to education.
Mrs Sarah Renee Starbuck
Cleaner, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education.
Mrs Eveline Margaret Strange
For services to foster care in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Teresa White
Personal Secretary, Department of Justice. For charitable and voluntary services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mr Peter Wilson
For services to community cohesion in Northern Ireland through music.
Mr Ross Logan Hayes Wilson
For services to charity and under-privileged communities in Northern Ireland.