Birthday Honours List 2026 awardees in Northern Ireland
81 recipients from Northern Ireland recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2026.
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Medal / BEM
Nichola Booth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to the Autistic Community and their Families in Northern Ireland”
Campbell Best
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Portadown, County Armagh
“For services to the community in Portadown, County Armagh”
Roger Frederick Bell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Local Cricket”
Janet Beck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Holywood, County Down
“Sign Language Interpreter. For services to Interpreting and to the Deaf Community”
Valerie Alexander
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to Disadvantaged Young People in India”
Maxine Chambers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Craigavon, County Armagh
“Senior Youth Support Worker, Goal Line Youth Trust and Co-Founder, Bluebell Trust. For services to Young People in Portadown, County Armagh”
David Coffey (Desmond Coffey)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For Charitable Service”
Robert Edward Cullinan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Community Relations and to Brazilian JuJitsu”
Patricia Feeney
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Milford, County Armagh
“Leader, Caledon Playgroup. For services to Young Children in Northern Ireland”
Claire Margaret Anne Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Chief Executive Officer, Girlguiding Ulster. For services to Girls and Young Women”
Tanya Evelyn Mary Hughes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to the community of Ballybeen, Belfast”
Dr Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Lately Senior Scientific Officer, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute. For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland”
Henrietta June Kirk
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to the community in Groomsport, County Down”
Lloyd Wallace Magee
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to the community in County Londonderry”
Angela Jane Manson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Youth Musical Theatre”
Erica Sarah Maxwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland”
Jenny Ann Mcbrien
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Patient Advocate. For services to Women Living with Breast Cancer”
Clare Mccawley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Castlewellan, County Down
“Victorian Garden Manager, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care and to the Community and Voluntary Sector”
Gregory Walter Thompson Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“Operations Director, The Gallaher Trust. For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland”
Joyce Montgomery
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the community in County Tyrone”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“Chair, Friends of Rossmar School. For voluntary services to Special Education”
Maurice Neely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strabane, County Tyrone
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Head Chef, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
John Gordon Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Serious Crime Exhibits and Property Manager, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing”
David Stewart Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football”
Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport”
Samuel Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballyclare, County Antrim
“Service Delivery Manager, Bus Service Operations, Translink. For services to Public Transport”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Member (MBE)
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“Broadcaster. For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland”
Brian Walsh
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“For services to Cricket”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Deputy Director Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science”
Brenda Lydia Tighe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Chair, Northern Ireland Counselling Forum. For services to Counselling in Northern Ireland”
Sarah Marina Sweeney
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Counselling and Psychotherapy, to Community Education and to Peace Building through Restorative Dialogue”
Frederick Michael Stewart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History in Northern Ireland”
Evelyn Elizabeth Jean Smyth
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbridge, County Down
“Medicines Management Specialist Nurse, Southern Health & Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care”
Peter Robertson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
“Professor of Energy and Environmental Engineering, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland”
David Andrew Radcliffe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ballymoney, County Antrim
“For services to Education and to the community in Coleraine, County Londonderry”
Patricia Podmore
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“Consultant, Western Health Trust. For services to Dermatology in the Northwest of Northern Ireland”
Martin Pitt
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Holywood, County Down
“Chair, Radius Housing Association. For services to Social Housing”
Brian O?hagan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newry, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland”
William Robert Lyon Moore
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Derry, County Londonderry
“For services to the Agriculture Sector in Northern Ireland”
Paul Robert Millar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“For services to Architecture and the Arts in Northern Ireland”
Agnes Jane McCULLOUGH
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to the Art of Lacemaking and Needlecraft in Northern Ireland”
Michael McBRIEN
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Templepatrick, County Antrim
“Consultant Anaesthetist, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For Voluntary Service”
Richard Lyttle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to the Horse Racing Industry”
Susan Lagdon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, Belfast
“Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Ulster University. For services to Ending Violence Against Women and Girls”
Gordon Kane
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Islandmagee, County Antrim
“Curriculum Area Manager, Advanced Technologies, Northern Regional College. For services to Further and Higher Education in Northern Ireland.”