New Year Honours 2024
This is the New Year Honours list of Northern Ireland award recipients published on 30 December 2023.
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
David George Crozier
Lately Head, Strategic Partnerships and Engagement, Queen's University Belfast. For services to the economy
Ciaran Michael Murphy KC, Senior Counsel
For services to criminal justice
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Michael Andrew Boyd
Project Manager, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, Consultant Director for Northern Ireland, Rio Ferdinand Foundation, Chair, Belfast Healthy City and lately Director, Football Development, Irish Football Association. For services to association football, to sport, to charity and to reconciliation in Northern Ireland
Frank Edward Bryan
Lately Chair, Belfast Metropolitan College. For services to further education and the economy in Northern Ireland
James Maurice Bullick
Finance and Compliance Director and Honorary Treasurer, Belfast Harbour Commissioners and British Ports Association. For services to the maritime industry
Terence Anthony Donnelly
Executive Chair, Donnelly Motor Group and Director, Taxi and Bus Conversions Ltd. For services to the motor industry in Northern Ireland
Neil Francis Guckian
Chief Executive, The Western Health and Social Care Trust. For services to health and social care and to the community in Northern Ireland
Kathleen Margaret O’Hare
Board Member, Belfast Metropolitan College and Member, Northern Ireland Council for the Curriculum. For services to education in Northern Ireland
Nicola Heather Anne Patterson
Lately Director of Nursing, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to health and social care in Northern Ireland
Diane Rosalie Aldworth Ruddock
For services to the environment, to heritage and to the community in Northern Ireland
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Michael Allen
Principal, Lisneal College. For services to education
Samuel James Anderson
Founder and Chief Executive, IceMOS Technology. For services to economic development in Northern Ireland
Sarah Pamela Ballantine
For charitable fundraising in Northern Ireland
Dr Manav Bhavsar
Lately Clinical Lead, Critical Care. For services to healthcare, particularly during COVID-19
Professor Anthony John Bjourson
Emeritus Professor of Genomics and lately Director, Northern Ireland Centre for Stratified Medicine, Ulster University. For services to higher education and to research
Professor Kathryn Janice Carruthers
Professor of French Linguistics, Queen's University Belfast. For services to modern languages
Francis Joseph Donnelly
For services to disability sport and to the community in Northern Ireland
Captain Thomas David Eccles
Fisheries Officer, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to fisheries, environment and to maritime safety
David Edward Clarke Finlay
For services to Olympic wrestling in Northern Ireland
Raymond Ashley Fulton
For services to music in Northern Ireland.
The Reverend Canon Terence Kevin Declan Graham DL
Rector, St Bartholomew's Church, Belfast. For services to the reserve forces and to the community in Belfast
Leslie John Raymond Irvine
International Referee Assessor, Irish Football Association. For services to association football
The Reverend Derek James Johnston
Lead Chaplain, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For services to chaplaincy and well-being during COVID-19
Maurice Joseph Kennedy
Volunteer, Transport Training Board. For services to the transport and logistics industries of Northern Ireland and Great Britain
Helen Morag Keys
Entrepreneur, Queen's University's Students' Union. For services to entrepreneurship and innovation in farming
James Kilpatrick
Chair, RVH Liver Support Group. For services to people with liver disease and their carers in Northern Ireland
Henry James Kissock
Information and Communication Technology Service Delivery Manager, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to the community in Northern Ireland
Robert James Martin
For services to drama in Northern Ireland
Sarah Mason
Chief Executive Officer, Women’s Aid Federation Northern Ireland. For services to women and girls
Elizabeth McCrory
Regional Lead, UK Export Finance. For services to exporting businesses in Northern Ireland
Robert William McVeigh
For services to the Commonwealth Games in Northern Ireland
Alison Jane Moffitt Robinson
For services to sports management and development in Northern Ireland
Leona O'Neil
Founder, The Boom Foundation. For services to charitable fundraising for people with sarcoma
Harry Clive O'Neill
For charitable services to the community in County Down
Brian Thomas James Purcell
Lately Northern District Manager, St John Ambulance. For voluntary service in Northern Ireland
Anthony Martin Quinn
Lately Business Development Director, Co-operation Ireland. For services to community relations in Northern Ireland
Kimberley Louise Scott
Lately Assistant Director of Education, Education Authority. For services to education
Dr Muhammad Saleem Khan Tareen
Psychiatrist, Northern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to mental ill health and to community development in Northern Ireland
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
The Reverend Canon William Matthew Adair
Rector, St Columba's Parish, Portadown. For services to the Church of Ireland and to the community in Portadown, County Armagh
Valerie Beattie
For services to the community in County Antrim
William Archibald Bingham
Chair, Newcastle and Mourne Cancer Research Committee. For services to cancer research fundraising in County Down
Winifred Patricia Bownes
Volunteer Co-ordinator, Cookstown Monday Club. For services to the community in Cookstown, County Tyrone
Dr John Morrison Brown
For services to the community in County Tyrone
Robert James Buchanan
Chair, Londonderry Branch, Royal Naval Association. For voluntary services to veterans
Joy Henrietta Mary Coalter
Lately Building and Cleaning Supervisor, Brookeborough Primary School, County Fermanagh. For services to education
David Cupples
For services to the community in County Tyrone
Michael Davidson
Volunteer and Trustee, Royal Ulster Constabulary George Cross Foundation. For voluntary service
Trevor Samuel John Douglas
General Manager, Belfast Cathedral. For services to peacebuilding and to the community in Northern Ireland
Margaret Elizabeth Flanagan
Member, Inner Wheel Club of Ballymena. For voluntary services to the community in Ballymena, County Antrim
Claire Forsythe
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Officer, Probation Board for Northern Ireland. For services to the rehabilitation of offenders
Joseph William Garvey
For services to the community in County Armagh
Kenneth Matthew Gillespie
For services to young people through scouting
Geoffery Frederick Bewick Goldsbrough
Founder, Perennials Charity Rugby Club. For services to charity in Northern Ireland
Bronagh Mary Hegarty
COVID-19 Principal Pharmacist for Patient Services and Procurement, Western Health and Social Care Trust. For services to healthcare and pharmacy
Donald Alexander Hill
For services to the community in County Londonderry
Lena Moira Hutchinson
For voluntary services to the community in Larne, County Antrim
Vivien Jess
Learning Centre Manager, Education Training Service. For services to defence and to the community in Northern Ireland
Monica Ann Johnston
Admission/Discharge Co-ordinator, Neurosciences, Belfast Health and Social Care. For services to nursing and to the community in Northern Ireland
Anne Marie Kelly
Lately Regional Office Manager, Northern Ireland Organ Donor Service. For services to organ donation and transplantation in Northern Ireland
William James David King
For services to association football in Northern Ireland
Joan Lynas
For services to the Girls' Brigade and to the community in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland
Jeremy Paul McCluskey
Front of House and Security Guard, G4S Security. For public service, particularly during COVID-19
Robert John McCormick
Security Team Leader, Hillsborough Castle and Gardens. For public service
Patrick Eugene McGeehan
Coach, Santos Football Club. For voluntary service to association football in Northern Ireland
Myrtle Edna McIlveen
Volunteer Manager, Killyleagh Community Charity Shop. For voluntary services to the community in County Down
Deon Frederick McNeilly
Chair, Newcastle Athletics Club, County Down. For services to athletics in Northern Ireland
Robin John Mercer
Managing Director, Hillmount Garden Centre. For services to business and to the economy in Northern Ireland
Adrian David Morrow
Estate Manager, Glenarm Castle and Chief Executive, Irish Grouse Conservation Trust. For voluntary services to habitat conservation and to the community in County Antrim
Bryan Phillips
Volunteer, Irish Guards Association. For services to armed forces charities in Northern Ireland
Lesley Porter
Principal's Personal Assistant, Oakgrove Integrated College, Derry-Londonderry. For services to reconciliation in Northern Ireland
Derek Mark Preston
For services to the Northern Ireland Prison Service and to charity in Northern Ireland
John Alexander Alister Smyth
For voluntary and charitable services to the community in Limavady, County Londonderry
Margaret Pearl Sterling
Teaching Associate, School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, Queen's University Belfast. For services to higher education in Northern Ireland
Eileen Linda Stewart
Manager, Armagh Business Centre. For services to entrepreneurship, to economic regeneration and to the community in Armagh, Northern Ireland
Janet Alexandra Thompson
For services to the scouting movement in Northern Ireland
Florence Diane Walker
Founder and Leader, The Country Playgroup. For services to early years education in County Antrim
Adam Samuel Watson
Dairy Farmer, Coleraine. For services to mental health in the farming community in Northern Ireland
Sylvia Joan West
For services to the community in County Down
Venerable Thomas Roderic West
Minister, Church of Ireland. For services to the community in County Down
David Wheeler
Chair, Lisnaskea Rovers Football Club. For services to association football in County Fermanagh
Martin John White
For services to music in Northern Ireland
King’s Police Medal
Lately Detective Constable Samuel Paul Henderson
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Detective Superintendent Nicola Marie Marshall
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Inspector Kieran Quinn
Police Service of Northern Ireland
King’s Fire Service Medal
Watch Commander Thomas Stanley Torbitt
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service