In Full: All the recipients from the 2025 New Years honours list for Northern Ireland

Michael Cousins
By Michael Cousins

Digital specialist

Published 29th Dec 2025, 22:30 GMT
Updated 30th Dec 2025, 13:58 GMT

The full list of all those who have been honoured for their work in 2025 and before

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB

Helen Mark, who has been made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year Honours list, for services to Broadcasting. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wireplaceholder image
Helen Mark, who has been made an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year Honours list, for services to Broadcasting. Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Colum Boyle (Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Civil Service)

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Rhys McClenaghan wears his Gold medal onstage during a homecoming event for Irish Olympic athletes returning from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He becomes an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) a year after he created history by winning Ireland’s first gold medal in gymnastics, in the pommel horse category, at the Paris Olympicsplaceholder image
Rhys McClenaghan wears his Gold medal onstage during a homecoming event for Irish Olympic athletes returning from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. He becomes an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) a year after he created history by winning Ireland’s first gold medal in gymnastics, in the pommel horse category, at the Paris Olympics

Ronald William Armour (Interim Permanent Secretary, Department of Education, Northern Ireland Civil Service)

Professor Paul Bartholomew (Vice-Chancellor, Ulster University)

Hilary McGrady (Director General, National Trust)

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Professor Paul Bartholomew, Vice-Chancellor, at Ulster University, who has been made an CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire). Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wireplaceholder image
Professor Paul Bartholomew, Vice-Chancellor, at Ulster University, who has been made an CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire). Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Collette Marion Kane (Director, Northern Ireland Audit Office and Local Government Auditor)

Philip Steven McBride (Lately managing director, Thales Northern Ireland)

William Martin Wallace McDowell (Chair, Odyssey Trust)

Professor Maria McIlgorm (Chief Nursing Officer)

Ronnie Armour, interim permanent secretary at the Department of Education, who has been made an CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year Honours list, for Public Serviceplaceholder image
Ronnie Armour, interim permanent secretary at the Department of Education, who has been made an CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the New Year Honours list, for Public Service

Professor Tara Moore (Professor of Personalised Medicine, Ulster University)

Pauline Mary Walmsley (Chief executive, Early Years – the organisation for young children)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Professor Michael Peter Alcorn (Professor of Music and Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Sustainability and Strategic Projects, Queen’s University Belfast)

Annette Elizabeth Beaney (For charitable service)

Joseph James Brogan (Lately head of Pharmacy and Medicines Management, Strategic Planning and Performance Group)

Janice Ann Bunting (Chief executive, Victim Support Northern Ireland)

Julie Erskine (Chair, Business Services Organisation)

Carolyn Phyllis Forster (For services to the community in Northern Ireland)

Kenneth Samuel Gibson (Lately director of Student and Learning Services, Stranmillis University College)

Alison Gilchrist (Enforcement Officer, Trading Standards Service, Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland Civil Service)

Elizabeth Rose Hamilton (Security guard, Stormont Castle)

Paula Jennings (For services to adults with learning difficulties in Northern Ireland)

Alistair Jinks (Director, Business Services, Northern Ireland Water)

Raymond Michael James Kendall (Ward manager, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust)

Joanne Liddle (Managing director, Industrial Precision Components Ltd)

Noel Liggett (For services to the community in south Belfast)

Helen Elise Mark (For services to broadcasting)

Rhys Joshua McClenaghan BEM (For services to gymnastics)

James Wallace McConachie (Owner, Westbank Group Ltd)

Dr Marilyn Avril Courtney McMullan (For services to education in Northern Ireland)

Christopher Murdock (Chair, St John Ambulance Northern Ireland)

Margaret Peacock (For services to the community in Coleraine)

Elizabeth Agnes Purdy (Business Support Officer, Education Authority Northern Ireland)

William Desmond Scott (Founder and chair, Scott and Ewing Ltd and Woodvale Construction Ltd)

Donald James Millar Starritt (Head, Road Safety Policy, Department for Infrastructure, Northern Ireland Civil Service)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Joanne Aicken (For public service)

Yvonne Carson (Health and wellbeing manager, Northern Health and Social Care Trust)

Veronica Dougherty (Personal secretary, Northern Ireland Policing Board)

David John Dugal (Photographer, The Courier)

Vivienne Elizabeth Fullerton(Registrar)

Carmel Pauline Garvey (Forservices to dance in Tyrone)

Thomas Robert Haire (For services to local government and to the community in Belfast)

Professor Nigel David Hart (For services to primary care, medical research and training)

Mary Teresa Hampson (Lately Probation Service Officer, Probation Board for Northern Ireland)

Alison Jayne Irwin (Lately head of equality, Northern Health and Social Care Trust)

Samuel Jardine (For public service and to the community in Co Armagh)

Niree Kathleen McMorris (For services to the community in Londonderry)

John McMurran (Building supervisor, Donaghadee Primary School)

Jonathan McNee (Senior marine officer, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs)

Florence Victoria Methven (For voluntary service to the NSPCC and to the community in Newcastle, Co Down)

Mary Marian Nicholas (For services to people with learning disabilities)

Eleanor Dorothy WolfendenOrr (For services to charitable fundraising and to the community in Northern Ireland)

Sally Bridge (Student support administrator, Queen’s University Belfast)

King’s Police Medal (KPM)

Superintendent Robert James McGowan

Sergeant Sharon Elizabeth Cromie

Chief Inspector John Patrick Sayers

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