New Year Honours 2026

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Mr Colum Boyle

Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For public service

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Mr Ronald William Armour

Interim Permanent Secretary, Department of Education, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For public service

Professor Paul Bartholomew

Vice-Chancellor, Ulster University. For services to higher education and public service

Ms Hilary McGrady

Director General, National Trust. For services to heritage

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Mrs Colette Marion Kane

Director, Northern Ireland Audit Office and local government auditor. For services to the Northern Ireland Audit Office

Mr Philip Steven McBride

Lately Managing Director, Thales Northern Ireland. For services to defence industry

Mr William Martin Wallace McDowell

Chair, Odyssey Trust. For services to charity and to public services in Northern Ireland

Professor Maria McIlgorm

Chief Nursing Officer. For services to nursing and midwifery in Northern Ireland

Professor Tara Moore

Professor of Personalised Medicine, Ulster University. For services to research, innovation and education

Miss Pauline Mary Walmsley

Chief Executive, Early Years - the organisation for young children. For services to education in Northern Ireland

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Professor Michael Peter Alcorn

Professor of Music and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability and Strategic Projects, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to music, to higher education and to the creative industries

Mrs Annette Elizabeth Beaney

For charitable service

Mr Joseph James Brogan

Lately Head of Pharmacy and Medicines Management, Strategic Planning and Performance Group. For services to pharmacy and to voluntary service

Mrs Janice Ann Bunting

Chief Executive, Victim Support Northern Ireland. For services to victims and witnesses of crime

Mrs Julie Erskine

Chair, Business Services Organisation. For services to health and social care

Mrs Carolyn Phyllis Forster

For services to the community in Northern Ireland

Dr Kenneth Samuel Gibson

Lately Director of Student and Learning Services, Stranmillis University College. For services to education

Mrs Alison Gilchrist

Enforcement Officer, Trading Standards Service, Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For public service

Mrs Elizabeth Rose Hamilton

Security Guard, Stormont Castle. For public service

Mrs Paula Jennings

For services to adults with learning difficulties in Northern Ireland

Mr Alistair Jinks

Director, Business Services, Northern Ireland Water. For services to the environment and to the economy

Mr Raymond Michael James Kendall

Ward Manager, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to nursing and healthcare for older people.

Mrs Joanne Liddle

Managing Director, Industrial Precision Components Ltd. For services to the aerospace sector in Northern Ireland

Mr Noel Liggett

For services to the community in South Belfast

Mrs Helen Elise Mark DL

For services to broadcasting

Mr Rhys Joshua McClenaghan

For services to gymnastics

Mr James Wallace McConachie

Owner, Westbank Group Ltd. For services to the electrical control industry in Northern Ireland

Dr Marilyn Avril Courtney McMullan

For services to education in Northern Ireland

Ms Elizabeth Anne Meehan

Patient Demographics Service Manager, Health and Social Care. For services to healthcare

Mr Christopher Murdock

Chair, St John Ambulance for Northern Ireland. For voluntary service to St. John Ambulance

Miss Margaret Peacock

For services to the community in Coleraine, County Londonderry

Mrs Elizabeth Agnes Purdy

Business Support Officer, Education Authority Northern Ireland. For services to education and to the Girls Brigade

Mr William Desmond Scott

Founder and Chair, Scott and Ewing Ltd and Woodvale Construction Ltd. For services to construction in Northern Ireland

Mr Donald James Millar Starritt

Head, Road Safety Policy, Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to road safety and to environmental protection

Mr Richard Elliott Wright

Retired Police Superintendent. For services to the welfare of police officers

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Mrs Joanne Aicken

For public service

Ms Sally Bridge

Student Support Administrator, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to equality, diversity and inclusion

Miss Yvonne Carson

Health and Wellbeing Manager, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to tackling loneliness

Mrs Veronica Dougherty

Personal Secretary, Northern Ireland Policing Board. For public service

Mr David John Dugal

Photographer, The Courier. For services to the community in County Tyrone

Mrs Vivienne Elizabeth Fullerton

Registrar. For services to local government in Northern Ireland

Ms Carmel Pauline Garvey

For services to dance in Tyrone, Northern Ireland

Mrs Marjorie Ann Guiler

For services to young people and to the community in County Down

Mr Thomas Robert Haire

For services to local government and to the community in Belfast

Ms Mary Teresa Hampson

Lately Probation Service Officer, Probation Board for Northern Ireland. For services to community safety

Professor Nigel David Hart

For services to primary care, medical research and training

Mrs Alison Jayne Irwin

Lately Head of Equality, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to health and social care in Northern Ireland

Mr Samuel Jardine

For public service and to the community in County Armagh

Miss Niree Kathleen McMorris

For services to the community in Londonderry

Mr John McMurran

Building Supervisor, Donaghadee Primary School. For service to education and to the community in Donaghadee

Mr Jonathan McNee

Senior Marine Officer, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Northern Ireland). For voluntary service to Military Aviation Archaeology in Northern Ireland

Mrs Florence Victoria Methven

For voluntary service to the NSPCC and to the community in Newcastle, County Down

Mrs Mary Marian Nicholas

For services to people with learning disabilities in Northern Ireland

Mrs Eleanor Dorothy Wolfenden-Orr

For services to charitable fundraising and to the community in Northern Ireland

Mrs Rebecca Wray

For services to volunteering in Northern Ireland

King’s Police Medal (KPM)

Sergeant Sharon Elizabeth Cromie

Sergeant, Police Service of Northern Ireland

Superintendent Robert James McGowan

Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland

Chief Inspector John Patrick Sayers

Chief Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland