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    New Year Honours 2025

    This is the New Year Honours list of Northern Ireland award recipients published on 30 December 2024.

    Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Mrs Sharon Philomena Smyth

    Chief Executive, Construction Procurement Delivery, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to procurement

    Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Mr Michael Bloomfield

    Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. For services to health and social care

    Ms Deirdra Gabrielle Conaghan

    For services to theatre and to education for adults with learning disabilities

    Prof Diana Sharman Mary Fitzsimons

    For services to housing, to a shared future and to sustainable communities in Northern Ireland

    Mr Julian John Halligan

    Senior Scientific Officer, Forensic Science Northern Ireland. For services to justice and to forensic science

    Professor Hugh Henry Patterson

    Professor Emeritus of Politics, Ulster University. For services to education and to peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

    Ms Deirdre Anne Webb

    Lately Assistant Director of Nursing for Healthcare. For services to women, children and families in Northern Ireland

    Mr Roger Ian Wilson

    Chief Executive, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. For public service in Northern Ireland

    Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Mrs Janice Louise Allen

    Principal, Fivemiletown College. For services to education in Northern Ireland

    Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Deirdre Amor

    For services to the community in Northern Ireland

    Ms Katherine Beggs

    Northern Ireland Director, National Lottery Community Fund. For services to public and community services in Northern Ireland

    Mr William Ivan Black

    For services to charitable fundraising in Northern Ireland

    Mr George Alan Craig Bradshaw

    For services to education in Northern Ireland

    Mr Eric James Alexander Brown

    Chairman, South East Fermanagh Foundation (SEFF). For services to the community in County Fermanagh

    Ms Marissa James Callaghan

    Footballer. For services to Association Football and to the community in Northern Ireland

    Mrs Catherine Mary Clifford

    Director, Rural Community Network. For services to rural communities and to peace building in Northern Ireland

    Dr Gary Craig

    Inspector, Police Service for Northern Ireland. For public and charitable service

    Mr Neil Doherty

    For services to the community in County Londonderry

    Mr Henry Gabriel Dolan

    For services to the economy and to the community in Strabane, County Tyrone

    Mr Hugh Anthony Duncan

    For services to entertainment and to the community in Northern Ireland

    Mrs Lorraine Finlay

    Principal Officer, Head of Area Planning, Department of Education, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to education

    Ms Joanne Marie Fitzpatrick

    Core Programming and Curriculum Specialist, PeacePlayers. For services to peace, reconciliation and sport in the community in Northern Ireland

    Mrs Róisín Bernadette Flynn

    For services to people affected by dementia in the Western Health and Social Care Trust area

    Mr James Douglas Garrett

    Lately Chair, Northern Ireland Policing Board. For public service

    Mrs Susan Helen Gibson

    Vice Principal, Omagh High School. For services to education in Northern Ireland

    Mr Winston Glass

    Principal, Enniskillen Model Primary School. For services to education in Northern Ireland

    Mr Gerry Gribbon

    For services to the community in Armagh

    Dr Linley Patrick Hamilton

    For services to the music industry in Northern Ireland

    Mr Charles Han

    Lately International Liaison Manager, Home Office. For services to border security

    Mr Ashley Irwin Hayes

    Prison Governor, Hydebank Wood Secure College and Women’s Prison, Northern Ireland Prison Service. For public service

    Ms Fiona Mary Patricia Kane

    Director, Vice-Chancellor’s Office, Ulster University. For public service in Northern Ireland

    Prof Francis Paul Keenan

    Professor, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to higher education

    Mr George John Lucas

    For services to tennis and to sports management and administration in Northern Ireland

    Mr David Martin

    Chairman of Friends of Brownlow House. For voluntary services to the community in Lurgan, Northern Ireland

    Mr Thomas Seamus McCabe

    For voluntary service to the community in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland

     

    Mr Jonathan William McDowell

    Founder, Indie Fude. For services to the food and drink industry in Northern Ireland

    Mr Robert James McKelvey

    For services to Castlederg Credit Union and to the community in County Tyrone

    Mr Niall McKenna

    Chef and Owner, James St and Waterman House. For services to hospitality and to tourism, and to local food and drink producers in Northern Ireland

    Mr Partick McLaughlin

    Coxswain, Red Bay Lifeboat Station and Trustee, Royal National Lifeboat Institution. For voluntary services to maritime safety

    Mr Anthony John Adam McNally

    Detective Chief Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For public service

    Mr Arthur Hugh Anthony O’Hagan

    For services to the community in Armagh

    Mr William James Primrose

    For services to small businesses in Northern Ireland

    Dr Stephen Eric Reaney

    General Practitioner. For voluntary service to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service

    Mr Gareth Sayers

    For services to business and to the economy in County Tyrone

    Ms Hannah Elizabeth Scott

    For services to rowing

    Mr Keith Surtees

    Senior Investigating Officer, Operation Kenova, Police Service for Northern Ireland. For public service

    Mrs Kerrie Jean Sweeney

    Chief Executive, Maritime Belfast Trust. For services to maritime heritage and to tourism in Northern Ireland

    Miss Claire Taggart

    For services to Boccia

    Mr David Lorimer Thompson

    For services to education and to the community in County Tyrone

    Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

    Mr Arthur Alexander Stewart Barbour

    Volunteer Fundraiser, Cancer Focus NI. For charitable services

    Mr David John Brew

    For services to older people and to disabled people in Northern Ireland

    Mr Nathan William Chambers

    Emergency Response Volunteer, Enniskillen, British Red Cross. For voluntary service to the Red Cross

    Mrs Annie Dolores Elizabeth Crowe

    Founder and Manager, First Steps Children Centre, Castlederg. For services to childcare in County Tyrone

    Mr Robert James Elliott

    Lately School Crossing Patrol, Education Authority for Northern Ireland. For services to education and to the community in County Antrim

    Mr Samuel David Ferguson

    President, Chair of the Board, Abbey Credit Union. For services to the community of Newtownabbey, County Antrim

    Mrs Kathy Maureen Finlay

    Staff Officer, Claims Manager, Roads Claims Unit, Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For public service

    Mrs Rachel Ann Forbes

    For services to NHS primary care in Northern Ireland

    Mrs Eileen Lorraine Gibson

    Nurse, Social Worker and Area Manager, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to older people with dementia and adults with learning disabilities in County Antrim

    Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Johnston

    Lately Principal’s Personal Assistant, Banbridge Academy. For services to education and to the community in County Down

    Mrs Sarah Kelly

    Unit Catering Supervisor, Education Authority Northern Ireland. For services to education catering in the primary school sector in Northern Ireland

    Mr Robert David Kirkland

    For services to the music industry in Northern Ireland

    Mrs Paula Klein

    For services to young people in classical music in Northern Ireland

    Mr Alexander Gordon Lindsay

    For services to education in Lisburn, County Antrim

    Mrs Kathy Loughridge

    Fundraiser, Marie Curie. For services to Marie Curie in Northern Ireland

    Right Reverend Monsignor Bryan McCanny

    Parish Priest. For services to the community in Limavady, County Londonderry

    Mrs Sandra McConnell

    For services to mental health and to young people with learning disabilities

    Mrs Mary Catherine McCoy

    Clinical Services Manager Emergency Medicine Antrim Area Hospital Northern Health and Social Services Trust. For voluntary services to homeless people in Belfast

    Mr Martin Carter McCullough

    For services to junior and para archery in Northern Ireland

    Mrs Siobhan Marie McElnea

    Probation Officer and Victim Liaison Officer, Probation Board for Northern Ireland. For services to victims of crime and to the criminal justice system

    Mr Thomas William Neill

    For services to local rugby in Northern Ireland

    Mrs Roberta Violet Phillips

    Chair, Maghera Cancer Research Committee. For charitable services

    Mrs Doreen Edna Mary Courtney Pitts

    For services to the Girls Brigade and to the community in County Antrim

    Mrs Roberta Ruth Quinn

    Catering Manager, Youth Justice Agency. For services to the youth justice system

    Miss Lesley Caron Rutherford

    Nurse Consultant, Marie Curie, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Queen's University Belfast. For services to palliative care patients

    Mr Colin Andrew Small

    For services to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in County Tyrone

    Mr William John Norman Somerville

    For services to the community of Limavady, County Londonderry

    Miss Carol Ann Sproule

    For services to nursing and to the community in County Tyrone

    Miss Sarah-Louise Taggart

    Scout Leader. For services to scouting and to the community in Downpatrick

    Mr Mervyn Thompson

    Director, Parkrun Portrush. For services to the community in Portrush, County Antrim

    King’s Police Medal (KPM)

    Mr Samuel Donaldson

    Chief Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland

    Ms Melanie Jones

    Temporary Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland

    Mr Jeremy Lindsay

    Chief Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland

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