Birthday Honours List 2026 awardees in County Down
27 recipients from County Down recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2026.
All honours from County Down - every yearTowns in County Down
27 people
BEM
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Clare Mccawley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Castlewellan, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care and to the Community and Voluntary Sector.”
Henrietta Kirk
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to the community in Groomsport, County Down.”
David Coffey (desmond Coffey)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For Charitable Service.”
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
“For services to Interpreting and to the Deaf Community.”
Member (MBE)
Brenda Tighe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Counselling in Northern Ireland.”
Martin Pitt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Holywood, County Down
“For services to Social Housing.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Rose (rose Neil)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Claire Vincent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Evelyn Smyth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbridge, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care.”
Brian O’hagan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newry, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.”
Agnes Mccullough
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to the Art of Lacemaking and Needlecraft in Northern Ireland.”
Richard Lyttle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to the Horse Racing Industry.”
Alan Crooks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Disability Football.”
Pauline Bothwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Downpatrick, County Down
“For services to the People of South Armagh.”
John Anderson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For voluntary services to Education and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Rosemary Agnew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Agriculture.”
Martin Agnew
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hillsborough, County Down
“For services to Business and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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