New Year's honours list 2024: Who in Northern Ireland recieved an award?

Hannah Scott olympic gold medal winner was among those recognised in NI

The 2024 New Year’s Honours list has been revealed.

Recipients from across the UK, including Northern Ireland, have been awarded for their outstanding contributions to areas of public life including dedication to charity fundraising, youth work and community engagement.

Among those recognised are radio DJ Hugo Duncan and olympic medallist Hannah Scott.

List of Northern Ireland recipients in full:

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

  • Mrs Sharon Philomena Smyth

For services to procurementOfficers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

  • Mr Michael Bloomfield

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

For services to justice and to forensic science

  • Professor Hugh Henry Patterson

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 IrelandMembers of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

  • Mrs Janice Louise Allen

For services to education in Northern Ireland

  • Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Deirdre Amor

For services to the community in Northern Ireland

  • Ms Katherine Beggs

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

For services to the community in County Fermanagh

  • Ms Marissa James Callaghan

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

  • Mrs Catherine Mary Clifford

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

For services to education

  • Ms Joanne Marie Fitzpatrick

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

For public service

  • Mrs Susan Helen Gibson

For services to education in Northern Ireland

  • Mr Winston Glass

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

For services to border security

  • Mr Ashley Irwin Hayes

For public service

Ms Fiona Mary Patricia Kane

For public service in Northern Ireland

  • Prof Francis Paul Keenan

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

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

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

For services to hospitality and to tourism, and to local food and drink producers in Northern Ireland

  • Mr Partick McLaughlin

For voluntary services to maritime safety

  • Mr Anthony John Adam McNally

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

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

For public service

  • Mrs Kerrie Jean Sweeney

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 TyroneMedallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

  • Mr Arthur Alexander Stewart Barbour

For charitable services

  • Mr David John Brew

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

  • Mr Nathan William Chambers

For voluntary service to the Red Cross

  • Mrs Annie Dolores Elizabeth Crowe

For services to childcare in County Tyrone

  • Mr Robert James Elliott

For services to education and to the community in County Antrim

  • Mr Samuel David Ferguson

For services to the community of Newtownabbey, County Antrim

  • Mrs Kathy Maureen Finlay

For public service

  • Mrs Rachel Ann Forbes

For services to NHS primary care in Northern Ireland

  • Mrs Eileen Lorraine Gibson

For services to older people with dementia and adults with learning disabilities in County Antrim

  • Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Johnston

For services to education and to the community in County Down

  • Mrs Sarah Kelly

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

For services to Marie Curie in Northern Ireland

  • Right Reverend Monsignor Bryan McCanny

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

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

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

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

For services to the youth justice system

  • Miss Lesley Caron Rutherford

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

For services to scouting and to the community in Downpatrick

  • Mr Mervyn Thompson

For services to the community in Portrush, County AntrimKing’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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