This year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list is one for its recipients to remember, given that it comes in her Platinum Jubilee year.
ome notable names from Northern Ireland to receive prestigious accolades on the occasion include former DUP leader and First Minister, Arlene Foster, her old party colleague and long-standing ex-North Antrim MLA, Mervyn Gibson, Patricia Donnelly, who led Northern Ireland’s Covid-19 vaccination programme for 18 months and Ireland hockey international Shirley McCay.
Here’s the full list of recipients from Northern Ireland:
Dames Commander of the British Empire (DBE): Commander of the British Empire
Arlene Foster. Lately First Minister of Northern Ireland. For Political and Public Service.
Fionnuala Mary Jay-O’Boyle CBE. H.M. Lord-Lieutenant, County Borough of Belfast. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Order of the Bath: Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Ms Tracy Meharg Lately Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Executive. For Public Service
Order of the British Empire: Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Prof Martin Eugene Joseph Bradley OBE. For services to Defence Medicine
Dr Tony McGleenan QC. Senior Crown Counsel, Northern Ireland. For services to Justice.
Prof James Andrew McLaughlin OBE. Head, School of Engineering and Director, Nanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre. For services to Higher Education and Research
Prof Stephen Smartt. Professor of Astrophysics, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to Science
Order of the British Empire: Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Mrs Lisa Bennett-Dietrich. Chief Executive Officer, Community Relations In Schools. For services to Peace Education and Community Reconciliation in Northern Ireland.
Mr Terence Hugh Brannigan. Chairman, Tourism Northern Ireland. For services to Tourism and to the Business Community in Northern Ireland
Mr Simon Wallis Irwin. Burrowes Editor of Debates, Hansard, and Head of Public Engagement, Northern Ireland Assembly. For services to Parliament and to Sport in Northern Ireland
Mr Alan Dinsmore. Principal Scientific Officer, Forensic Science Northern Ireland. For services to Justice and Forensic Science.
Mrs Patricia Donnelly. Head, Covid-19 Vaccination Programme in Northern Ireland. For services to the Covid-19 Response
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Patricia Donnelly, the former head of the Covid-19 Vaccine Programme in NI
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Mrs Sarah Jane Ewart. For services to Abortion Legal Reform in Northern Ireland.
Mr Lyndon Robert Campbell Hughes-Jennett. Northern Ireland Attaché, British Embassy, Washington. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mr Sean Terence Hogan. Chair, TB Eradication Partnership. For services to the Agricultural Industry in Northern Ireland
Mr Nigel James Keery. Head of Estates Operations, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Public Health
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Lemon. Principal Officer, Department of Justice, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to the Justice System and to Vulnerable People
Mr Noel William McKee MBE. For services to Charity in Northern Ireland
Colonel John William Rollins MBE. For services to the Armed Forces in Northern Ireland
Ms Dawn Cynthia Shaw. Chief Executive, NI Guardian Ad Litem Agency. For services to Social Work in the Voluntary and Community Sector
Mrs Amanda Stewart. Lately Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Policing Board. For Public Service
Donna Lynne Williams. Director of Supplies and Services Division, Construction and Procurement Delivery, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For Public and Charitable Service
Suzanne Kathryn Wylie. Lately Chief Executive, Belfast City Council. For services to Local Government in Northern Ireland
Order of the British Empire: Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Prof Gillian Alexandra Armstrong. Professor of Business Education and Director, Business Engagement Unit, Ulster University. For services to Higher Education and Business
Mr Samuel Bell. For voluntary services to People with Disabilities and their Carers in Northern Ireland
Mr Clifford James Brooks. For services to Visual Arts in Northern Ireland
Mrs Margaret Anne Brown. Solicitor. For services to Legal Education and to Charity in Northern Ireland
Mrs June Eleanor Ann Cairns. Ward Manager, Acute Frailty and Rehabilitation Ward, Lagan Valley Hospital, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
Mrs Elizabeth Lorraine Campbell. Interim Chair, Supporting Communities. For services to the community in Northern Ireland
Dr Brian Patrick Caul. For voluntary service to the Royal National Institute for Deaf People in Northern Ireland
Ms Angila Chada. Executive Director, Springboard Opportunities Limited. For services to Children and Young People in Northern Ireland
Mr Aodhán Connolly. Lately Director, Northern Ireland Retail Consortium. For services to the Economy.
Mrs Patricia Sarah Corbett DL. For services to the community in Belfast
Mrs Deborah Jessica Corry. For services to Civil Contingency
Mr Albert Gordon Cunningham. Chairman Cunningham Covers Ltd. For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland
Mr Francis Ephraim Dempsey. Volunteer, Royal Ulster Constabulary GC. For voluntary and charitable services to Policing and to the community in Northern Ireland
Mr Alexander Colin Dickson. Owner, Dicksons Roses. For services to Horticulture in Northern Ireland.
Rev Mervyn Gibson. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
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Mervyn Gibson, the Grand Secretary of the Orange Order
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Dr Margaret Elizabeth Hardy. For services to the Poultry Industry in Northern Ireland
Mr Colin Hayburn. Executive Director, Almac. For services to Economic Development and Philanthropy in Northern Ireland
Mrs Brenda Herron. Lately Chief Commissioner, Girlguiding Ulster. For services to Young People.
Prof Joanne Elizabeth Hughes. Director, Centre for Shared Education, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to Education and to the community in Northern Ireland
Mr Timothy Philip Maxwell Irwin. Director, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland Executive. For Public Service
Miss Mary Paula Jordan. Principal, Sperrinview Special School, Dungannon, County Tyrone. For services to Education in Northern Ireland
Mr Richard David John Kirkpatrick. For services to the Equine Sector in Northern Ireland
Mrs Barbara Hilary Lewis. For services to the Royal National Institute for Deaf People and the Health and Social Care Sector in Northern Ireland
Mr James Lindsay. For voluntary service to Education in Killyleagh, County Down
Miss Shirley McCay. For services to Hockey and to the community in Northern Ireland
Mr James McClean. Chair, Ballymena and District Branch, Parkinson’s UK. For services to People with Parkinson’s in County Antrim
Mrs Josephine Anne McConaghy. For services to Vulnerable Families in the Lisburn Area
Samuel Thomas McGregor. Member, Governing Body, North West Regional College. For services to Further Education and to the community in Northern Ireland
Mr John Andrew McIlmoyle. Vice-Principal, Longstone Special School, Dundonald, Belfast. For services to Education and to Children with Special Educational Needs
Mrs Gillian Elizabeth Montgomery. Speech and Language Therapist, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland
Mr Sean Daniel Mullan. For services to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service
Mr Adam Dominic Murphy Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Shnuggle. For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.
Mr Philip Alexander O’Neill. Chief Operating Officer, Translink. For services to Sustainable and Accessible Transport in Northern Ireland
Mrs Eilish Rutherford. For services to Sport and to Charity in Northern Ireland
Mrs Helen Mary Setterfield. Chair, OGCancerNI. For services to Patients and Families affected by Oesophago-Gastric Cancer
His Honour David William Smyth QC. For services to the community in Northern Ireland
Mr Richard James Gregg Yarr. For services to Music in Northern Ireland
Sinéad Murphy. For services to Trade and the Economy in Northern Ireland
Order of the British Empire: Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Mr Abraham Agnew. For services to the Community and Environment in Northern Ireland
Ms Marjorie Aitken. For services to Older People in Northern Ireland
Mrs Leanne Victoria Louise Barnett. Deputy Director, Strategic Communications and Engagement, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing
Mr Mervyn Thomas Bell. For services to Surestart and to the community in Belfast during Covid-19
Ms Patricia Mary Browne. Chair, Portaferry Fundraising Branch, Royal National Lifeboat Institution. For services to Maritime Safety in County Down.
Mrs Ruth Elizabeth Anne Campbell. For services to Cancer Patients and their Families in Northern Ireland
Dr Alan Cooper. Lately Member, Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside. For services to the Environment
Mr Douglas Alexander Crowe. For services to Young People in North Belfast
Mr Liam Cunningham. For voluntary service to Young People in Northern Ireland
Mr John Fitzgerald Degnan. Manager and Chief Fundraiser, Eilish Degnan Children’s Foundation. For services to Patients and their Families at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children
Miss Emma Jane Devenny. Special Educational Needs Classroom Assistant, Drumachose Primary School, Limavady. For services to Children with Special Educational Needs
Mrs Christine May Gemmell. For services to the Army Widows Association
Mr Ivan Noel Gilmour. For voluntary services to Cancer Patients and their Families
Mrs Catherine Eileen Gleave. Co-founder, GIFT International. For voluntary and charitable service
Mrs Margaret Geraldine Hill. For services to Young People in Northern Ireland
Mrs Barbara Ann Hunter. Access Officer, Policy and Practice, Ulster University. For services to Education
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Evelyn Irwin. For services to the Women’s Institute and to the community in County Tyrone
Mr Gerald Knight. For voluntary service to the Royal National Institute for Deaf People in Northern Ireland
Mr Iain Lendrum. Chairman, Royal British Legion Club and Coronavirus Response Group, Fivemiletown. For services to the community in County Tyrone during Covid-19
Dr Venie Martin. Chair, Causeway University of the Third Age. For services to the Older People in Northern Ireland
Mrs Alacoque Teresa McCaffrey. Occupational Health Nurse, Western Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Occupational Health, particularly during Covid-19
Mrs Ethel Ruby McClelland. For services to the community in County Tyrone
Mr Stephen McComb. Networks Leakage Technician, Northern Ireland Water. For services to the community in Belfast
Mr Andrew Drummond McCrea. For services to Cricket and to Young People in Northern Ireland
Mrs Roberta McNally. For services to Remembrance in Northern Ireland
Mr James Roy Morrison. For services to Triathlon in Northern Ireland
Mr Robert Alexander Nesbitt. For services to Association Football and to Young People in Northern Ireland
Prof Julian David Orford. Member, Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside. For services to the Environment
Mr Robert John Robertson. For services to St John’s Parish Church, Fivemiletown, County Tyrone
Mrs Shauna Elizabeth Scroggie. Community Service Officer Probation Board, Northern Ireland. For services to Criminal Justice
Mrs Eileen Gay Sherry-Bingham. Centre Leader, Atlas Women’s Centre. For services to Disadvantaged Women in Lisburn, Northern Ireland particularly during Covid-19
Mrs Elizabeth Shields. For services to Fundraising and to the community in Northern Ireland
Mr Ronald William Smyth. For services to Hockey in Northern Ireland
Mrs Diane Elizabeth Tregaskis-Sloan. For services to the community in Northern Ireland
Mr Ivan Marshall Walker. For services to the community in Markethill, County Armagh
Mrs Janet Amanda Wilson. Co-founder, GIFT International. For voluntary and charitable service
Queen’s Police Medal (QPM)
Mr Grahame Wilson Sillery. Detective Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland
Mr Richard Samuel Taylor. Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland
QPM Mr Darren Welsh. Sergeant, Police Service of Northern Ireland
Queen’s Ambulance Medal (QAM)
Mr Alwyn Craig Wilson Emergency Medical Technician and Hospital Ambulance Liaison Officer, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.
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