Birthday Honours List 2026 awardees in County Antrim
20 recipients from County Antrim recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2026.
Towns in County Antrim
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Medal / BEM
Roger Frederick Bell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Local Cricket”
Valerie Alexander
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to Disadvantaged Young People in India”
Robert Edward Cullinan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Community Relations and to Brazilian JuJitsu”
Tanya Evelyn Mary Hughes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to the community of Ballybeen, Belfast”
Angela Jane Manson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Youth Musical Theatre”
Gregory Walter Thompson Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“Operations Director, The Gallaher Trust. For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland”
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”
Member (MBE)
Frederick Michael Stewart
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Larne, County Antrim
“For services to Military History 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”
Michael McBRIEN
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Templepatrick, County Antrim
“Consultant Anaesthetist, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For Voluntary Service”
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.”
David Francis Heggarty
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Islandmagee, County Antrim
“Principal, Cregagh Primary School and Deaf Unit. For services to Education in Northern Ireland”
Brian Duff
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“Lately Principal, Carnmoney Primary School, Newtownabbey. For services to Education in Newtownabbey”
Trevor Annon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lisburn, County Antrim
“Managing Director and Chair, Mount Charles. For services to Business, to Sport and to Charity in Northern Ireland”
Geoffrey Agnew
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lisburn, County Antrim
“Joint Executive Group Chair, Henderson Group. For services to Business and to the community in Northern Ireland”
Officer (OBE)
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“Deputy Chair and Trustee, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Chair, Northern Ireland Committee, National Lottery Heritage Fund. For services to Heritage”
Helen Kirkpatrick
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“Lately Chair QUBIS Board, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Economic Development and Innovation”
Paul Vincent Finnegan
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lisburn, County Antrim
“Chief Executive, Lighthouse. For services to Charity”