New Year Honours 2025

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Mrs Sharon Philomena Smyth

Chief Executive, Construction Procurement Delivery, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to procurement

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Mr Michael Bloomfield

Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. For services to health and social care

Ms Deirdra Gabrielle Conaghan

For services to theatre and to education for adults with learning disabilities

Prof Diana Sharman Mary Fitzsimons

For services to housing, to a shared future and to sustainable communities in Northern Ireland

Mr Julian John Halligan

Senior Scientific Officer, Forensic Science Northern Ireland. For services to justice and to forensic science

Professor Hugh Henry Patterson

Professor Emeritus of Politics, Ulster University. For services to education and to peacebuilding in Northern Ireland

Ms Deirdre Anne Webb

Lately Assistant Director of Nursing for Healthcare. For services to women, children and families in Northern Ireland

Mr Roger Ian Wilson

Chief Executive, Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. For public service in Northern Ireland

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Mrs Janice Louise Allen

Principal, Fivemiletown College. For services to education in Northern Ireland

Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Deirdre Amor

For services to the community in Northern Ireland

Ms Katherine Beggs

Northern Ireland Director, National Lottery Community Fund. For services to public and community services in Northern Ireland

Mr William Ivan Black

For services to charitable fundraising in Northern Ireland

Mr George Alan Craig Bradshaw

For services to education in Northern Ireland

Mr Eric James Alexander Brown

Chairman, South East Fermanagh Foundation (SEFF). For services to the community in County Fermanagh

Ms Marissa James Callaghan

Footballer. For services to Association Football and to the community in Northern Ireland

Mrs Catherine Mary Clifford

Director, Rural Community Network. For services to rural communities and to peace building in Northern Ireland

Dr Gary Craig

Inspector, Police Service for Northern Ireland. For public and charitable service

Mr Neil Doherty

For services to the community in County Londonderry

Mr Henry Gabriel Dolan

For services to the economy and to the community in Strabane, County Tyrone

Mr Hugh Anthony Duncan

For services to entertainment and to the community in Northern Ireland

Mrs Lorraine Finlay

Principal Officer, Head of Area Planning, Department of Education, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For services to education

Ms Joanne Marie Fitzpatrick

Core Programming and Curriculum Specialist, PeacePlayers. For services to peace, reconciliation and sport in the community in Northern Ireland

Mrs Róisín Bernadette Flynn

For services to people affected by dementia in the Western Health and Social Care Trust area

Mr James Douglas Garrett

Lately Chair, Northern Ireland Policing Board. For public service

Mrs Susan Helen Gibson

Vice Principal, Omagh High School. For services to education in Northern Ireland

Mr Winston Glass

Principal, Enniskillen Model Primary School. For services to education in Northern Ireland

Mr Gerry Gribbon

For services to the community in Armagh

Dr Linley Patrick Hamilton

For services to the music industry in Northern Ireland

Mr Charles Han

Lately International Liaison Manager, Home Office. For services to border security

Mr Ashley Irwin Hayes

Prison Governor, Hydebank Wood Secure College and Women’s Prison, Northern Ireland Prison Service. For public service

Ms Fiona Mary Patricia Kane

Director, Vice-Chancellor’s Office, Ulster University. For public service in Northern Ireland

Prof Francis Paul Keenan

Professor, School of Mathematics and Physics, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to higher education

Mr George John Lucas

For services to tennis and to sports management and administration in Northern Ireland

Mr David Martin

Chairman of Friends of Brownlow House. For voluntary services to the community in Lurgan, Northern Ireland

Mr Thomas Seamus McCabe

For voluntary service to the community in Newry, Mourne and Down, Northern Ireland

Mr Jonathan William McDowell

Founder, Indie Fude. For services to the food and drink industry in Northern Ireland

Mr Robert James McKelvey

For services to Castlederg Credit Union and to the community in County Tyrone

Mr Niall McKenna

Chef and Owner, James St and Waterman House. For services to hospitality and to tourism, and to local food and drink producers in Northern Ireland

Mr Partick McLaughlin

Coxswain, Red Bay Lifeboat Station and Trustee, Royal National Lifeboat Institution. For voluntary services to maritime safety

Mr Anthony John Adam McNally

Detective Chief Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For public service

Mr Arthur Hugh Anthony O’Hagan

For services to the community in Armagh

Mr William James Primrose

For services to small businesses in Northern Ireland

Dr Stephen Eric Reaney

General Practitioner. For voluntary service to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service

Mr Gareth Sayers

For services to business and to the economy in County Tyrone

Ms Hannah Elizabeth Scott

For services to rowing

Mr Keith Surtees

Senior Investigating Officer, Operation Kenova, Police Service for Northern Ireland. For public service

Mrs Kerrie Jean Sweeney

Chief Executive, Maritime Belfast Trust. For services to maritime heritage and to tourism in Northern Ireland

Miss Claire Taggart

For services to Boccia

Mr David Lorimer Thompson

For services to education and to the community in County Tyrone

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Mr Arthur Alexander Stewart Barbour

Volunteer Fundraiser, Cancer Focus NI. For charitable services

Mr David John Brew

For services to older people and to disabled people in Northern Ireland

Mr Nathan William Chambers

Emergency Response Volunteer, Enniskillen, British Red Cross. For voluntary service to the Red Cross

Mrs Annie Dolores Elizabeth Crowe

Founder and Manager, First Steps Children Centre, Castlederg. For services to childcare in County Tyrone

Mr Robert James Elliott

Lately School Crossing Patrol, Education Authority for Northern Ireland. For services to education and to the community in County Antrim

Mr Samuel David Ferguson

President, Chair of the Board, Abbey Credit Union. For services to the community of Newtownabbey, County Antrim

Mrs Kathy Maureen Finlay

Staff Officer, Claims Manager, Roads Claims Unit, Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland Civil Service. For public service

Mrs Rachel Ann Forbes

For services to NHS primary care in Northern Ireland

Mrs Eileen Lorraine Gibson

Nurse, Social Worker and Area Manager, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to older people with dementia and adults with learning disabilities in County Antrim

Mrs Sarah Elizabeth Johnston

Lately Principal’s Personal Assistant, Banbridge Academy. For services to education and to the community in County Down

Mrs Sarah Kelly

Unit Catering Supervisor, Education Authority Northern Ireland. For services to education catering in the primary school sector in Northern Ireland

Mr Robert David Kirkland

For services to the music industry in Northern Ireland

Mrs Paula Klein

For services to young people in classical music in Northern Ireland

Mr Alexander Gordon Lindsay

For services to education in Lisburn, County Antrim

Mrs Kathy Loughridge

Fundraiser, Marie Curie. For services to Marie Curie in Northern Ireland

Right Reverend Monsignor Bryan McCanny

Parish Priest. For services to the community in Limavady, County Londonderry

Mrs Sandra McConnell

For services to mental health and to young people with learning disabilities

Mrs Mary Catherine McCoy

Clinical Services Manager Emergency Medicine Antrim Area Hospital Northern Health and Social Services Trust. For voluntary services to homeless people in Belfast

Mr Martin Carter McCullough

For services to junior and para archery in Northern Ireland

Mrs Siobhan Marie McElnea

Probation Officer and Victim Liaison Officer, Probation Board for Northern Ireland. For services to victims of crime and to the criminal justice system

Mr Thomas William Neill

For services to local rugby in Northern Ireland

Mrs Roberta Violet Phillips

Chair, Maghera Cancer Research Committee. For charitable services

Mrs Doreen Edna Mary Courtney Pitts

For services to the Girls Brigade and to the community in County Antrim

Mrs Roberta Ruth Quinn

Catering Manager, Youth Justice Agency. For services to the youth justice system

Miss Lesley Caron Rutherford

Nurse Consultant, Marie Curie, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Queens University Belfast. For services to palliative care patients

Mr Colin Andrew Small

For services to the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award in County Tyrone

Mr William John Norman Somerville

For services to the community of Limavady, County Londonderry

Miss Carol Ann Sproule

For services to nursing and to the community in County Tyrone

Miss Sarah-Louise Taggart

Scout Leader. For services to scouting and to the community in Downpatrick

Mr Mervyn Thompson

Director, Parkrun Portrush. For services to the community in Portrush, County Antrim

King’s Police Medal (KPM)

Mr Samuel Donaldson

Chief Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland

Ms Melanie Jones

Temporary Assistant Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland

Mr Jeremy Lindsay

Chief Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland