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    New Year Honours 2022

    This is the New Year Honours list of Northern Ireland award recipients published on 31 December 2021.

    Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB) 

    Mr Richard James Pengelly

    Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Service and Permanent Secretary, Department of Health Northern Ireland. For services to health and to the government.

    Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Mr John Johnston                                                                                          

    Deputy Secretary, Healthcare Policy Group, Department of Health. For services to healthcare in Northern Ireland.

    Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Mr Clark Samuel Bailie

    For services to housing and public management in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Evelyn Margaret Cosgrove

    Lately Principal, St Mary's High School, Newry. For services to education.

    Dr. Grainne Doran                                                                                                

    General Practitioner, Northern Ireland and lately Chair, Royal College of General Practitioners Northern Ireland Council. For services to general practice.

    Dr Bethany Charlotte Firth

    For services to Swimming.

    Mr Raymond Hutchinson                                       

    Managing Director, Gilbert-Ash. For services to the construction industry and to diversity and  inclusion.

    Mrs Marie Alea Mary Greenwood Mallon MBE                             

    Chair, Labour Relations Agency. For services to industrial and employment relations in Northern Ireland, particularly during Covid-19.

    Mr Ian James Marshall

    For Public and Political Service.

    Mr Sean McCarry

    Regional Commander, Community Rescue Service. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.

    Ms Bridget Isabella Mongan                                         

    Director, Adult Services and Prison Healthcare, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to prison health care and social work in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Stephen Orr

    Chief Executive, Catalyst.  For services to innovation.

    Mr Jonathan Rea MBE                                                                                  

    For services to motorcycle racing.

    Mrs Hilary Ann Margaret Singleton                                                             

    Board Member, International Fund for Ireland. For services to the community sector.

    Dr. Kevin Francis Sweeney                                                                            

    Lately Head, Central Survey Unit, Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. For public service, particularly during Covid-19.

    Mrs Julie Christina Bingham Taggart                                                   

    Principal, Nendrum College, Comber, Northern Ireland. For services to education.

    Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Dr. Wendy Jane Anne Anderson                                                                   

    Respiratory Consultant, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to healthcare, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic.

    Mr Roger Colin Armstrong                                        

    For services to storytelling in Northern Ireland.

    Dr. Peter Richard Briggs                                                                                    

    For services to judo.

    Ms Elizabeth Mary Buchanan

    Ward Manager, Respiratory Ward, Altnagelvin Hospital. For services to nursing in Northern Ireland, particularly during Covid-19.

    Mr Simon Peter Darby                                                                                     

    Social Worker, Young Lives vs Cancer. For services to teenagers and young adults with cancer in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Ezekiel Graham Dodds                                                        

    For public service to communities across Northern Ireland.

    Mr David Robert Martin Donaldson                                                           

    For services to charity and to the community in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Kenneth Ross Donaldson                                                                         

    Director of Services, South East Fermanagh Foundation. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Maureen Elizabeth Dunn                                               

    For services to drama and the performing arts in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Monica Mary Fitzpatrick (she/her )                                                            

    Deputy Principal, Equality and LGBT Policy Unit, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to equality and LGBT rights and voluntary services to law and order.

    Mrs Edith Mary Adelaide Fleck                                           

    For services to the community in Northern Ireland.

    Ms Imelda Gavin

    Compliance Officer, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to the Excise Compliance Strategy.

    Reverend Dr. Samuel Grant                                                      

    For services to the community in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.

    Dr. Allison Josephine Gray                                                         

    For services to St John Ambulance in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Richard Terence Greer                                           

    Forensic Case Manager, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to policing and to the community in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Gareth Robert Armstrong Hetherington                                            

    Temporary Chair, Governing Body, SERC. For services to further education.

    Mrs Heather Sara Houston                                                                              

    Lecturer, Belfast Metropolitan College. For services to further education and older people in Northern Ireland. 

    Mr Oliver Brendan Jeffers

    Author and Illustrator.  For services to the Arts.

    Mr Paul Mark Johnston                                                         

    Head Coach and Project Manager, Monkstown Amateur Boxing Club. For services to sport and to the community in County Antrim.

    Mr Reynold James Kirk                                                                                

    For services to the North Irish Horse Regimental Association and to the Carrickfergus Community Heritage Project.

    Mr Trevor William Lockhart                                                                

    Chief Executive, Fane Valley Co-operative Society Limited. For services to the agri-food industry and the economy in Northern Ireland.

    Ms Mairead Mackle                                                                                      

    Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Tarasis Enterprises. For services to economic development in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Frederick George Magee                                                    

    For services to association football in East Belfast.

    Mrs Anne Mairead Maguire                                              

    Lately Project Lead Digital Admissions, Education Authority Northern Ireland. For services to education.

    Mrs Janet McAlister                                                                

    Lately Lead Officer, School Catering Service, Education Authority Northern Ireland. For services to education in Northern Ireland.

    Miss Margaret Pearl McBride                                                                   

    Vice Principal, Bangor Academy and Sixth Form College, Northern Ireland. For services to education.

    Professor Jackie McCoy                                                                              

    Professor, Management Development and Associate Dean for Global Engagement, Ulster University. For services to higher education, to business and to the arts.

    Mrs Angela Mary Veronica McIntyre DL                                            

    For services to the Foyle Hospice and the community in County Londonderry.

    Mr Norman McKinley

    Executive Director, UK Operations, British Red Cross. For services to the Covid-19 Response.

    Mr William James McLarnin                                                                      

    For services to scouting and voluntary service in County Down.

    Mrs Jacqueline Mai Moore                                                                       

    For services to girl guiding in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Elizabeth Anne Morrison                                       

    Founder Member, Aberdeen Angus Quality Beef Ltd, Northern Ireland. For services to the promotion of the Aberdeen Angus breed and to agriculture.

    Mr Colin Hugh Neill

    Chief Executive, Hospitality Ulster. For services to the Hospitality Industry in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Judith Anne Owens                                                      

    Chief Executive, Titanic Belfast. For services to tourism.

    Mrs Zaron Perry                                                                                        

    Lately Principal, Trinity Nursery School, Bangor, Northern Ireland. For services to pre-school education.

    Mr Thomas Stephen Stirling Reid

    Chief Officer, Belfast Harbour Police.  For service to the Maritime Industry.

    Mr Robert William Scott                                                         

    Chief Executive, Prison Fellowship Northern Ireland. For services to prisoners and their families in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Edwin John Shanks                                                                                  

    For services to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.

    Mr Jason Smyth

    For services to Paralympic athletics and the sporting community in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Angela Thompson                                                                                  

    For voluntary service in Northern Ireland, particularly during Covid-19.

    Mrs Caroline Jane Wells DL                                                                     

    Director, JComms. For services to the public relations industry, to the economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.

    Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

    Mr Samuel Wesley Atchinson                                             

    Lately Editor, Tyrone Constitution and Strabane Weekly News. For services to journalism and the community in County Tyrone.

    Mrs Margaret Ellen Beattie                                                                        

    For services to the Girls' Brigade in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Anne Brown                                                                                            

    Counsellor, Women's Aid, Belfast. For services to victims of domestic violence.

    Mrs Ruth Anne Caddell                                                               

    For services to education and to the community in Markethill, County Armagh.

    Mr James Johnston Chapman                                       

    Charge Hand Porter, Lisburn Health Centre, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care.

    Ms Joan Isobel Clements                                                                           

    Administrative Support Officer, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to policing and the community in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Stephen Crawford                                                            

    Founder, Coaching for Christ. For services to young people in County Antrim.

    Miss Claire Louise Curran                                              

    For services to mental health in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Lorna Anne Moore Dane                                                                    

    For services to girlguiding and to the community in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Maureen Dunseath                                                                               

    Driver, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. For voluntary service.

    Dr. Mary Gordon-McBride

    For services to the community in Enniskillen.

    Dr. Ian Clive Humphreys                                                                               

    Chief Executive, Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful. For services to the environment.

    Mrs Frances Rebecca Hunter                                                                   

    For services to the community in Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.

    Mr William James Edwin Johnston                                                        

    Branch Manager, Omagh, Libraries Northern Ireland. For services to public libraries. 

    Mr Kenneth Ian Jones                                                                                    

    For services to sport and charity.

    Mrs Gladys Kerr                                                                                              

    For services to the Boys' Brigade and the community in Craigavon, Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Ethel Elizabeth Liggett                                                      

    For services to the community in County Tyrone and to nursing in Northern Ireland.

    Mr Gerard Lynch                                                                                           

    For services to education and to the community in County Londonderry.

    Mrs Mary Lyttle                         

    Enforcement of Judgments Office, Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service. For public and charitable services.

    Mrs Mary Elizabeth Joan McAuley                                                       

    Assistant, Peter Pan Playgroup. For services to pre-school education.

    Mr George Ivor McCandless                                                      

    For services to golf in Northern Ireland.

    Ms Bronagh McDonnell                                                                              

    Bus Driver and Driver Mentor. For services to public transport and to community engagement in Northern Ireland.

    Mr William McFarland                                                                  

    For services to music in County Antrim.

    Mr James Samuel McIlroy                                                                           

    For services to athletics in Northern Ireland.

    Ms Mary Louise McIlwee                                                                            

    For services to mental and physical wellbeing to vulnerable people in County Antrim.

    Mr Terence Adams McKeag                                                   

    For services to agriculture and to equestrian sport in Northern Ireland.

    Mrs Catherine McKee                                                                                  

    Senior Playgroup and Family Project Manager. For services to children and families in Belfast.

    Mr Robert John Ivor McMullan                                                                     

    Head of Parks, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council. For public service during Covid-19.

    Mrs Kathleen Moore                                                              

    Lead Supervisor, Environmental Cleanliness Team, Belfast City Hospital. For services to healthcare during Covid- 19.

     Ms Marjory Elizabeth Mulligan                                              

    For services to nursing and to charity in Dungannon and South Tyrone.

    Mr Joseph Thomas O'Loughlin                                               

    For services to World War II history in County Fermanagh.

    Ms Lynda Elizabeth Ann Orr                                                                     

    For services to local government in Northern Ireland during Covid-19.

    Mr William James Rutherford                                                  

    For services to the community in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland during Covid-19.

    Ms Mairead Angela Savage                                                                      

    Deputy Principal, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to forestry. 

    Mrs Mary Elizabeth Sinnamon                                                                

    For services to education and the community in County Antrim. 

    Mr Thomas Gordon Smyth                                                                         

    Board Member, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. For public service.

    Miss Ann Elizabeth Margaret Thompson                                          

    For services to music and the community in Fintona, County Tyrone.

    Mrs Alison Wallace                                                                     

    For services to the community in County Londonderry during Covid-19.

    Mr William James Crawford Wilson                                       

    For services to the community in County Antrim.

    Queen’s Police Medal (QPM)

    Detective Superintendent Daphne Elaine Duffy

    Police Service of Northern Ireland

    Detective Superintendent Jason Patrick Murphy

    Police Service of Northern Ireland

    Inspector Raymond Shaw

    Police Service of Northern Ireland

     

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