Birthday Honours List 2026 awardees in County Down
32 recipients from County Down recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2026.
Towns in County Down
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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”
Janet Beck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Holywood, County Down
“Sign Language Interpreter. For services to Interpreting and to the Deaf Community”
David Coffey (Desmond Coffey)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For Charitable Service”
Claire Margaret Anne Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Chief Executive Officer, Girlguiding Ulster. For services to Girls and Young Women”
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”
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”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Head Chef, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education”
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”
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”
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”
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”
Richard Lyttle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to the Horse Racing Industry”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“Co-Founder and Co-Chair, Avondale Foods Ltd and ENE Ltd. For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland”
Ivor Dunne
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lisburn, County Down
“Prison Officer, Northern Ireland Prison Service. For services to Criminal Justice and the Rehabilitation of Offenders in Northern Ireland”
Alan William Crooks
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Disability Manager, Irish Football Association. For services to Disability Football”
Thomas Malcolm Calvert
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“Senior Professional Technical Officer, Rivers Directorate, Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to Flood Risk Management and Digital Transformation”
John Stanley Alan Anderson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For voluntary services to Education and to the community in Northern Ireland”
Rosemary Elizabeth Agnew
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“Lately Director of Agricultural Policy, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Agriculture”
Martin John Agnew
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hillsborough, County Down
“Joint Executive Group Chair, Henderson Group. For services to Business and to the community in Northern Ireland”
Rose Neill
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Broadcasting and to Charity”
Officer (OBE)
Eileen Murphy
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newry, County Down
“Chief Executive, Women's Aid Armagh-Down. For services to Charity”
Paul Joseph McBRIDE
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, County Down
“For services to Education”
Arlene Kee
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Director Youth Service, Education Authority. For services to Young People.”
Commander (CBE)
Joseph O?neill
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Chief Executive Officer, Belfast Harbour. For services to Business and to the community in Belfast”
Jennifer Agnes Bell
PersonCompanion Order Of Bath · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Lately Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland. For services to the Administration of Justice”