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Birthday Honours 2021

This is the Queen's Birthday Honours List of Northern Ireland award recipients published on Friday 11 June 2021.

Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (DCB)

Mrs Brenda Mary Sullivan  (King)                                                                    

Attorney General for Northern Ireland, lately First Legislative Counsel and Permanent Secretary, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to constitutional law

Knighthoods (KT)

Dr Michael Oliver McBride                                                                               

Chief Medical Officer for Northern Ireland. For services to public health in Northern Ireland

Mr Michael James Ryan  CBE                                                                                    

Vice President and General Manager, Spirit AeroSystems, Belfast. For services to the economy in Northern Ireland

Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Dr Andrew Graham McCormick                                                                       

Director General, International Relations, Northern Ireland Executive. For public service

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Lady Perdita Maureen Blackwood                                                               

For services to disabled young people and charity in Northern Ireland

Professor Roy Archibald Joseph Spence OBE JP                                     

Consultant Surgeon, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For services to healthcare in Northern Ireland

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Ms Roma Burnett (Downey)                                                                          

For services to the arts, drama and to the community in Northern Ireland

Miss Anna Carragher                                                                                         

For services to the arts in Northern Ireland

Mr Paul Martin Caskey

Head of Campaign, Integrated Education Fund.  For services to education in Northern Ireland

Mr Thomas Evans                                                                                                

Chief Executive, Labour Relations Agency. For services to employment relations in Northern Ireland

Mr Ronald Moncrieff Foreman                                                                     

For services to the economy in Northern Ireland

Mrs Anne Isobel Henderson

Chair, Parades Commission for Northern Ireland.  For public service and for services to peacekeeping in Northern Ireland

Mr William Francis Graham Hunter JP                                                         

For services to the economy and the community in County Londonderry

Mr Robin Stevenson McLoughlin                                                                 

Principal, Banbridge Academy. For services to education

Dr Brendan Mooney

Chief Executive Officer, Kainos.  For services to the local economy

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Dr Afaf Abdrabou Aly                                                                                        

Chair, Egyptian Society of Northern Ireland. For services to UK-Egypt relations and anti-racism in Northern Ireland

Mr David Alexander Brookes

Civilian Security Officer, Northern Ireland Security and Guarding Service. For services to defence and to charity

Mrs Elizabeth Hamilton Brown

Veterans Support Officer, Northern Ireland. For services to veterans

Mr John George Burrell                                                                                   

For services to the community in Fivemiletown

Mrs Jennifer Ann Campbell                                                                           

For services to education, young people and the community in Coleraine, Northern Ireland

Dr Nigel John Carr                                                                                               

For services to sport and to community relations

Mr Daniel Anthony Corr                                                                                   

For voluntary services in Northern Ireland

Ms Margaret Christine Davis                                                                         

For services to community relations in Northern Ireland

Miss Maureen Devine (Mary Elizabeth Devine)                                    

Chair, Northern Region, Irish Pilgrimage Trust. For services to young people with special needs in Northern Ireland

Mrs Michelle Doherty                                                                                      

For services to nursing and to lung cancer patients

Major (Rtd) John Marshall Dunlop                                                              

For services to cross border peace building and the community in County Fermanagh

Mrs Linda Ervine                                                                                                 

For services to the community in East Belfast

Dr David Harding

For public and political service in Northern Ireland

Mr David Jeffrey                                                                                                 

Manager, Ballymena Utd. For services to Association Football and community relations in Northern Ireland

Mr Kieran Kennedy                                                                                            

Managing Director, O’Neills Irish International Sports Company Ltd. For services to business and to the economy during the Covid-19 pandemic

Mr David Brian Knott

Compliance Manager, Belfast Harbour. For services to the port industry and the community in Belfast

Mrs Phyllis Agnes Leckey                                                                                

For services to nursing and healthcare in Northern Ireland

Mr Stanley James Lee                                                                                       

For services to people with learning difficulties in Northern Ireland

Mr Mark Lindsay                                                                                                 

Chairman, Police Federation, Northern Ireland. For services to policing and the community in Northern Ireland

Mrs Jill McClintock                                                                                             

For services to physiotherapy particularly during Covid-19

Mrs Marian McCouaig                                                                                      

Principal, Kylemore Nursery School, Coleraine. For services to education

Mrs Eileen McEneaney                                                                                    

For services to nursing and midwifery

Mr Arthur Ellis McKeown                                                                                

For services to refugees and asylum seekers

Mr Ivan Ernest McMinn                                                                                   

For services to charity and the community in Northern Ireland

Mrs Rhonda Edith Margaret Moles                                                             

Principal, Cumran Primary School, Clough, Northern Ireland. For services to education

Mrs Maeve Monaghan                                                                                     

Chief Executive, the NOW Group. For services to people with learning difficulties

Mr Herbert Wavell Torrens Moore

For public service in the UK and abroad

Mrs Karen Moore

Head of Quality Enhancement, North West Regional College, Northern Ireland. For services to education

Ms Elma Elizabeth Alexandra Newberry                                                   

Assistant Director, Land and Regeneration. For services to housing in Northern Ireland and contribution to reconciliation

Mr Anthony O'Reilly

Chair, Northern Ireland Human Rights Consortium. For services to people with disabilities in Northern Ireland

Mrs Angela Eileen Reid                                                                                    

For services to care home residents particularly during Covid-19

Mrs Trudy Norma Reid                                                                                     

For services to infection prevention and control during the Covid-19 crisis

Mrs Teresa Ross                                                                                                  

For services to physiotherapy particularly during Covid-19

Ms Norma Leah Shearer                                                                                  

Chief Executive, Training for Women Network. For services to women in Northern Ireland

Mr John Stuart                                                                                                     

For services to the community in Ballymena, County Antrim

Miss Sarah Margaret Thompson                                                                   

Nursery School Teacher, Orritor Nursery School, Cookstown, County Tyrone. For services to pre-school education and children in Beavers

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Mrs Maureen Elizabeth Adair                                                                       

For services to the Girl Guides Association in Northern Ireland

Miss Lynsey Anne Agnew                                                                               

For services to the Lisburn food bank, especially during the COVID-19 crisis

Mrs Adela Beggs                                                                                                 

Proprietor/Teacher, Button Moon Pre-School Playgroup, Tandragee, Northern Ireland. For services to education and young people

Mr Daniel Burke

Store Manager, Iceland Foods. For services to retail

Mrs Stephanie Cherry                                                                                       

Playgroup Leader, Forge Integrated Pre-School Playgroup, Belfast. For services to pre-school integrated education

Mr Andrew Cochrane                                                                                        

For services to disability sport and mental health awareness

Mrs Thelma Joy Corkey                                                                                    

Chairwoman, Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Widows’ Association. For voluntary and charitable services

Mr William Kenneth Craig                                                                              

For services to cricket and the community in Eglinton

Mrs Tracey Yvonne Elliott

Manager, Lisburn Unit, St John Ambulance. For voluntary service to St John Ambulance and the community in Northern Ireland

Mrs Irene Jane Faloon                                                                                      

For services to the community in Newry and Mourne, Northern Ireland through Barnardo's

Mrs Charlotte Ann George                                                                             

Senior Library Assistant, Libraries Northern Ireland. For services to libraries

Mr Thomas David Haighton                                                                            

For services to adults with learning and physical disabilities

Ms Rosemary Louise Hull

Customer Experience Assistant, J Sainsbury's plc. For services to business

Mrs Gertrude Olive Jamison                                                                          

For services to music in County Down

Mr Peter Anthony McAteer                                                                           

Project and Activities Coordinator, Clanrye Group. For services to young people in Newry, Mourne and South Armagh

Mr Stephen John McCoy                                                                                

Fundraiser, Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes. For services to the community and charity in Toomebridge, County Antrim

Mr William Raymond McCullough                                                              

For services to motorbike racing in Northern Ireland

Mrs Breege McCusker                                                                                      

For services to World War II history in County Fermanagh

Mrs Sylvia McKeegan                                                                                        

For services to the community in Londonderry

Mr Trevor McKendry

Maintenance Foreman, Education Authority, Northern Ireland. For services to education

Mrs Margaret McNellis                                                                                    

For services to music and charity in County Armagh

Mr William Stephen Moore                                                                           

For services to community engagement, business contribution and charity in Northern Ireland

Miss Julie Elizabeth Nelson                                                                           

For services to women’s football

Mrs Pamela-Ann Nugent                                                                                 

Personal Secretary, Executive Officer 2, Department of Finance. For services to men and boys with eating disorders in Northern Ireland

Mrs Leigh Miranda Patience                                                                          

For services to the Somme Nursing Home for military veterans during the Covid-19 crisis

Miss Valerie Elizabeth Peacock                                                                    

For services to the Children’s Hospice, Northern Ireland

Miss Linda Anne Robinson                                                                             

Chief Executive, Age NI. For services to older people and to the Royal Naval Reserve

Mr Ian Stuart Sands                                                                                            

Marine Engineer. For services to the community in Northern Ireland

Mrs Sharon Rosemary Smith                                                                         

For services to the Girls' Brigade and to the community in Whiterock, West Belfast

Mr Paul Henry Speight                                                                                     

For services to Scouts in Northern Ireland

Mrs Joy Mary Spreadborough                                                                       

For services to Marie Curie Hospice, Northern Ireland particularly during Covid-19

Miss Anna Rosemary Steele                                                                         

For services to cross community relations in Northern Ireland

Mrs Deborah Elizabeth Walker                                                                     

For services to the community in Belfast

Mr Alwyn John Griffin Warnock                                                                   

Senior Planning Officer, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. For services to road safety in Northern Ireland

Mrs Florence Willis                                                                                           

For services to local government

Mr Robert Alexander Yarr                                                                              

For services to church choral music in Ballinderry Parish Church

Queen’s Police Medal

Reserve Constable Kenneth Bailey

Police Service of Northern Ireland 

Sergeant James Clifford Campbell

Police Service of Northern Ireland  

Superintendent Arthur James Davidson 

Police Service of Northern Ireland 

Queen's Ambulance Medal 

Mr Denis Bryan Snoddy 

Assistant Director of Operations, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service 

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