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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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