FULL N.I. New Year Honours List

97 Individuals throughout Northern Ireland have received an award inthe 2020 New Years Honours – and we have the FULL list.

This years New Year Honours list see’s a total of 1.097 people throughout the UK receive an award with 941 of those selected to recieve either an OBE, MBE or BEM.

The Singer-songwriter and activist Sir Elton John and historian Sir Keith Thomas both become Companions of Honour, while there are damehoods for entertainer and charitable fundraiser Olivia Newton-John and broadcaster and campaigner Baroness Floella Benjamin. There is a knighthood for film and theatre director Sam Mendes, who has directed two James Bond films

On this side of the water, Bangor Man and Snow Patrol frontman Gary Lightbody, has received an OBE for services to Music and charity in Northern Ireland. Unfortunately the the award was overshadowed with the tragic news that his father, Jack Lightbody, has sadly passed away from Dementia.

The Open Golf, held at Royal Portrush during the summer, has left it’s legacy, with Ms Wilma Erskine-Heggarty receiving an OBE for services to Tourism and Golf in Northern Ireland. This will be Ms Erskine-Heggarty second New Year Honour, having previously been awarded an BEM in 2015, and was the Club Secretary at Royal Portrush during the Open Golf tournament.

Robert Thompson was honoured with a BEM award ‘for services to Commemoration and Remembrance in Northern Ireland’, including his fundraising and erecting of the statue in memory of War Hero Robert Quigg VC, in his hometown of Bushmills.

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FULL NEW YEAR HONOURS LIST FOR NORTHERN IRELAND BELOW:

Order of the Bath – Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)

CB

Mr

Noel Henry

LAVERY

Permanent Secretary, Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to Government in Northern Ireland.

Order of the British Empire – Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

CBE	Mr	Alastair David	HAMILTON	Chief Executive Officer, Invest NI. For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland.
CBE	Ms	Cheryl	LAMONT	For services to Criminal Justice.

Order of the British Empire – Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

OBE	Mr	Andrew George	BROWNE	Secretary, Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry. For services to victims and survivors of abuse.
OBE	Ms	Wilma Isobel	ERSKINE-HEGGARTY B.E.M.	Lately Club Secretary, Royal Portrush Golf Club. For services to Tourism and Golf in Northern Ireland.
OBE	Professor	Patrick Francis	GRAY	Chair, Connswater Homes Limited. For services to Housing in Northern Ireland.
OBE	Mr	John	HEALY	Managing Director, Allstate Northern Ireland. For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.
OBE	Mrs	Olive Paula	HILL	Executive Director, Invest Northern Ireland. For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.
OBE	Mr	Gary	LIGHTBODY	For services to Music and charity in Northern Ireland.
OBE	Mr	Timothy	LOSTY	Director, Northern Ireland Bureau China. For services to International and Community Relations.
OBE	Professor	Maria Louise	MCHUGH	Professor of Organisational Behaviour Ulster University and lately Dean, Ulster University Business School. For services to Higher Education and Business Development.
OBE	Professor	Alan	SMITH	UNESCO Chair in Education, Ulster University.  For services to Education.
OBE	Dr	Anthony Baxter	STEVENS	For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.
OBE	Mr	Mercer Lindsay	TODD	Commissioner, Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission. For services to the Justice Sector.

Order of the British Empire – Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

MBE	Mr	Robert David	BOYD	For services to the Arts and to the community in Northern Ireland.
MBE	Mrs	Emily Florence	BRUNT	For voluntary service to Education and the community in the West of Northern Ireland.
MBE	Mr	Raymond Michael	BURROWS	For services to the Ulster Aviation Society, Heritage Sector and to the community in Northern Ireland.
MBE	Mrs	Maureen Winifred	CAMPBELL	For services to Fostering in County Tyrone.
MBE	Mrs	Paula Marie	DAWSON	Deputy Principal, Finance and Governance Manager, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to Public Inquiries in Northern Ireland.
MBE	The Very Reverend	David	DELARGY	For services to Music and charity in Northern Ireland.
MBE	Mr	Andrew Robert	FREEBURN	Chief Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing and the community in Northern Ireland.
MBE	Mrs	Tracy Helen Pringle	HAMILTON	Director, Mash Direct. For services to the Northern Ireland Agri-Food Sector.
MBE	Mr	Aaron William	HUGHES	For services to Football.
MBE	Mrs	Karen Jayne	HUTCHINSON	Head, Northern Ireland Security GuardService. For services to Defence.
MBE	Mrs	Antonia (Toni)	JOHNSON	For services to the Arts and the community in County Fermanagh.
MBE	Mrs	Roseann	KELLY	Chief Executive Officer, Women in Business. For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland.
MBE	Ms	Angela	LYNAM	Playgroup Leader, Kindertee Community Playgroup, Derrylin. For services to Education.
MBE	Professor	Francis Ronald	LYONS	Associate Dean for Research and Impact, Ulster University. For services to Higher Education and Music.
MBE	Professor	William Michael	MAWHINNEY	Lately Head, Medicines Regulatory Group. For services to Pharmacy, Medicines Regulation and Public Safety.
MBE	Mrs	Kay Louise	MADDIESON	Northern Ireland Office. For public service in Northern Ireland.
MBE	The Very Reverend	Stephen Patrick	MCBREARTY	For services to Criminal Justice.
MBE	Dr	Michael Gerard	MCKILLOP	For services to Disability Awareness and Athletics in Northern Ireland.
MBE	Mr	Philip	MCLAUGHLIN	Lately Branch Manager, Strathfoyle Library. For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
MBE	Ms	Yvonne	MULHOLLAND	Principal, Presentation Primary School, Portadown. For services to Education.
MBE	Ms	Eileen Rose	MULLAN	For voluntary service in Northern Ireland.
MBE	Mrs	Ciara Angela	NICHOLL	Administrative Officer, Enniskillen Jobs and Benefits Office. For services to Bereaved Families in the UK and Ireland.
MBE	Reverend	Eugene Damien	O’HAGAN	For services to Music and charity in Northern Ireland.
MBE	Reverend	Martin	O’HAGAN	For services to Music and charity in Northern Ireland.
MBE	Mrs	Catherine	SHIPMAN	Lately Student Activities Coordinator, Southern Regional College. For services to Students and Young People in County Down and County Armagh.
MBE	Mr	William John	SNODDY	For services to the voluntary and community sector in Northern Ireland.
MBE	Mrs	Jiemin	TOMITA	For services to the Chinese community in Northern Ireland.

Order of the British Empire – Medallist of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

BEM	Mr	William John	ARMSTRONG	Reserve Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing.
BEM	Ms	Martha Rosalind Elizabeth	BLOOMFIELD	For voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Leslie Alan	CARSWELL	For voluntary service to Scouting in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Gary Robert	CHAMBERS	Head of Estates and Facilities Management, South Eastern Regional College, Northern Ireland. For services to Education.
BEM	Mrs	Mary Adams	CORKUM	Building Supervisor, Ballywalter Primary School. For services to Education.
BEM	Mrs	Margaret Roslyn	DAVIDSON	For services to MacMillan Cancer Support in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	William Joseph	EAMES	For services to the RAF and the community in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh.
BEM	Mr	James William Murray	FAIRBAIRN	For services to the community in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Frederick Ivor	FERGUSON	For services to the community in Londonderry.
BEM	Mr	Michael John Armand	GAILLARD	Producer and Director, Stage Aid. For charitable services.
BEM	Mr	Thomas Harold	GARDINER	For services to Business, Employment and the community in Belfast.
BEM	Mr	John Alexander	GIBSON	For services to the community in Belfast.
BEM	Mr	Geoffrey Alan	HEGARTY	For services to Young People through the Scouting Movement in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Oliver Garfield	LAFFIN	For services to the Reserve Forces and the community in County Down and County Armagh.
BEM	Ms	Frances	LAVERY	For services to Fostering in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mrs	Letty	LUCAS	For services to Tennis and charity in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Barry	MACAULAY	For services to Disability Sport.
BEM	Mr	George Martin	MACE	For services to Sport and the community in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	George	MANN	For services to Young People through the Scouting Movement in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Connor	MCCARROLL	For services to Running and charity in County Tyrone.
BEM	Mr	Bernard	MCCOMISKEY	For services to Boxing and the community in Gilford, County Down.
BEM	Mr	Bernard Thomas	MCCULLAGH	Staff Officer, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Northern Ireland Executive. For voluntary service to the community in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	John Alexander	MCILRATH	For services to Sport in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Irwyn	MCKIBBIN	For services to the community through the Heartbeat NI charity.
BEM	Mr	John Brian	MCMASTER	For services to the Army Cadet Force in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Ms	Sonya	MCMULLAN	Regional Services Manager, Women’s Aid Northern Ireland.  For services to Victims of Domestic and Sexual Abuse in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	John Joseph Laurence	MCNALLY	For services to Fundraising and the community in Portrush.
BEM	Mr	Paul	MICHAEL	For services to Local Government in Antrim and Newtownabbey.
BEM	Mr	Robert John	MONTGOMERY	Chair, Board of Governors, Castlederg High School and Edwards Primary School. For voluntary service to Education in Castlederg.
BEM	Mrs	Alison Sally Glenn	MULLAN	Security Guard, Health and Social Care Board, Belfast. For services to Healthcare and the community in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Father	Patrick Kevin	MULLAN	For services to Inter-Church Collaboration and Community Relations in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Simon	NEILL	For services to Music and Community Relations in Belfast.
BEM	Ms	Susannah Virginia	O’NEILL	Bus Driver and Safety Coordinator. For services to Public Transport and to the community in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Barry John	PHILLIPS	For services to Employment and Equality in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Miss	Heather Angela	PLATT	For services to Sports Development in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	James Neville	POGUE	For services to Charitable Fundraising in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mrs	Myrtle Winifred	POGUE	For services to Charitable Fundraising in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Gerard Liam	POWER	For services to Volunteering, Fundraising and the community in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mrs	Alison	REDDICK	For services to People with Disabilities in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Brian	REID	For services to Rugby in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	John (Jack) Alexander	REID	For services to Sport in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Alan	ROSS	For services to the community in Ballymena.
BEM	Mr	Andrew Conrad	ROWAN	For services to Music and the community in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mrs	Alison Doreen	SMITH	For services to the community in East Belfast.
BEM	Mr	Robert Jeffery	SMITH	For service to Policing and the community in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mrs	Lynda Joan	STOREY	Executive Officer, Pay and Allowances, HM Prison Service Headquarters. For public and charitable services.
BEM	Mr	Norman Alexander	TAYLOR T.D.	For services to the community in Londonderry.
BEM	Mr	Thomas Kenneth	TAYLOR	For services to Business and the community in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Robert	THOMPSON	For services to Commemoration and Remembrance in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	Michael	TODD	For services to Horse Racing and Business in Northern Ireland.
BEM	Mr	James Kenneth	TWYBLE	For services to Local Government, Education and the community in Craigavon.
BEM	Mrs	Denyse Kathleen	WALKER	Home Start Organiser. For services to Family Welfare in Northern Ireland.

Queen’s Police Medal (QPM)

QPM	Mrs	Julie Dawn	FORSYTHE	Detective Sergeant, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
QPM	Mr	David	LOWANS	Detective Inspector, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
QPM	Mr	David James	MCILWAINE	Sergeant, Police Service of Northern Ireland.

Queen’s Fire Service Medal (QFSM)

QFSM

Mr

David

HARBINSON

Station Commander, Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue service.