New Year Honours 2008
Nuala Patricia O'LOAN DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
politician
“Lately Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. For public service.”
Timeline
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Lately Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. For public service.
View London Gazette noticeExplore by field
Explore other people honoured in this field
Recognised for
Topics
Location
Antrim
In context
Each honour in context
Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2008- Role at the time
- politician
- Region
- Antrim
“Lately Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. For public service.”
Mark the occasion
Commemorate Nuala's honour
Celebrate this recognition with a keepsake worthy of the achievement - free to share, beautifully made to keep.
New Year Honours 2008
Nuala Patricia O'Loan
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“Lately Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. For public service.”
Free
Shareable card
A digital card to post or send. Free, with the Honoria mark.
New Year Honours 2008
Nuala Patricia O'Loan
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“Lately Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. For public service.”
Keepsake · from £9.99
Digital download
Print-ready in every size (A5–A3 + US Letter), plus the official London Gazette notice and full issue PDFs. Add your own photo.
New Year Honours 2008
Nuala Patricia O'Loan
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“Lately Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. For public service.”
Print · from £5.99
Printed keepsakes
Mounted fine-art prints, tea towels and greeting cards - printed and posted.
Commemorating yourself or someone you know. Honoria is an independent record - not an official or royal body.
In context
The bigger picture
How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 6 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
1 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipient is from Antrim.
What organisation were they with?
politician.
How widely is this recognised?
2,602 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2008
Dr Mary Elizabeth Tanner
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lincolnshire
“President, World Council of Churches. For services to the Worldwide Anglican Church.”
Fiona Claire Reynolds
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Wiltshire
“Director-General, National Trust. For services to Heritage and to Conservation.”
Jacqueline Wilson
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Polegate, Surrey
“Children's Author and lately Children's Laureate. For services to Literature.”
Lynne Janie Brindley
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, British Library. For services to Education.”
Prof Kay Elizabeth Davies
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Oxfordshire
“Dr Lee's Professor of Anatomy, University of Oxford and Director, Functional Genetics Unit, Medical Research Council. For services to Science.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,602 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Richard Walter John, Duke of Buccleuch And Queensberry
PersonDame Grand Cross Victorian Order · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Moira Patricia Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Zo� Townsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Fiona Maxton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy and to British Nationals Overseas.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Joy Francesca Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Brian Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“Town Clerk, Goole Town Council. For services to Local Government.”
Charles Marlow Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“Director of Human Resources, Customer Services and Public Affairs, London Borough of Bromley. For Public Service”
Michael James Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“Custodian, Prime Minister's Office. For Public Service”
Emily Alice Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“Head of Corporate Operations, Home Office. For Public Service”
Jack Joseph Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Councillor, London Borough of Hounslow. For Public Service”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“Lately Councillor, Swale Borough Council and Faversham Town Council. For Political Service”
Stephen John Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Custodian, Prime Minister's Office. For Public Service”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Diary and Logistics Manager, Cabinet Office. For Public Service”
Jane Louise Sidebottom
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Hannah Elizabeth Whittock
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Louise Healy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Paul Felix Hughes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Alan Dunning
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Rufus John Drabble
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy, to Trade and to British Nationals Overseas.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Fern Horine
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2007.
Location (Antrim) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
This page is compiled from public records and may contain errors. Report an error or request removal.