New Year Honours List 2026 awardees in County Down
15 recipients from County Down recognised in the New Year Honours List 2026.
Towns in County Down
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Medal / BEM
Florence Victoria Methven
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newcastle, County Down
“For Voluntary Service to the NSPCC and to the community in Newcastle, County Down”
John McMURRAN
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Building Supervisor, Donaghadee Primary School. For services to Education and to the community in Donaghadee”
Marjorie Ann Guiler
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carryduff, County Down
“For services to Young People and to the community in County Down”
Veronica Dougherty
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“Personal Secretary, Northern Ireland Policing Board. For Public Service”
Joanne Aicken
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For Public Service”
Member (MBE)
Richard Elliott Wright
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Retired Police Superintendent. For services to the Welfare of Police Officers”
Christopher Murdock
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hillsborough, County Down
“Chair, St John Ambulance Northern Ireland. For Voluntary Service to St John Ambulance”
Elizabeth Anne Meehan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Patient Demographics Service Manager, Health and Social Care. For services to Healthcare”
Marilyn Avril Courtney McMULLAN (Marilyn Shanks)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Education in Northern Ireland”
Rhys Joshua McCLENAGHAN
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Gymnastics”
Raymond Kendall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle, County Down
“Ward Manager, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Nursing and Healthcare for Older People”
Elizabeth Rose Hamilton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Security Guard, Stormont Castle. For Public Service”
Annette Elizabeth Beaney
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Comber, County Down
“For Charitable Service”
Michael Alcorn
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Downpatrick, County Down
“Professor of Music and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability and Strategic Projects, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Music, to Higher Education and to the Creative Industries”
Alison Gilchrist
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Banbridge, County Down
“Enforcement Officer, Trading Standards Service, Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For Public Service”