King Charles' Birthday Honours: Jonny Evans among Northern Ireland recipients
Northern Ireland football international Jonny Evans is among a number of people to be be recognised in King Charles' Birthday Honours list.
The Leicester City defender, 35, who has been capped 100 times by Northern Ireland, is given an MBE for services to football.
He told the PA news agency it was a "a really nice thing" to be recognised for his career.
He said: "When I got the letter through the door and it had the royal seal on the back I was a bit shocked, but it was also amazing.
"It made me feel very proud, especially when I saw that it was in recognition of my contribution to association football in Northern Ireland.
"It brought it home that playing more than 100 times for my country, and playing for so long for Northern Ireland, has been so good.
"I represented everyone in the country and had many good times along the way."
He also revealed the Evans family are delighted for him and he is looking forward to the investiture, a venue and date for which has still to be confirmed.
Peter Sheridan, the chief executive of Co-operation Ireland, is being recognised in the King's Birthday Honours for his services to peacebuilding, while leading campaigner for victims of historical institutional abuse, Margaret McGuckin is made an MBE.
THE FULL LIST OF NORTHERN IRELAND HONOURS RECEIPIENTS
Knighthood (Kt)
Professor Ian Andrew Greer DL
Vice-Chancellor, Queen's University Belfast. For services to education and to the economy.
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Professor Vincent Francis Fusco
Professor, High Frequency Electronic Engineering, School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Queen's University Belfast. For services to science and to engineering.
Professor Giuliana Silvestri
Clinical Director, Ophthalmology, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and Clinical Lead, NI Eyecare Network. For services to ophthalmology and eyecare in Northern Ireland.
Mr Peter Francis Sheridan OBE DL
Chief Executive, Co-Operation Ireland. For services to peacebuilding.
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Mr Michael John Edgar
Director, Mike Edgar Production Ltd. For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Brigadier John Thomas Graham
For services to the military and to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mr Thomas Neill Jackson
Head of Executive Services, The Executive Office, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Mrs Shirley Jones
Inspector, Department of Education Northern Ireland. For services to education, training and safeguarding young people and adults at risk.
Mr Derek Irwin Keys
Founder, Euro Auctions. For services to the economy.
Ms Roisin Theresa Marshall
Chief Executive Officer, Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education. For services to education and to community reconciliation in Northern Ireland.
Ms Elizabeth Anne McCleary
Lately Director, Social Security Policy and Legislation, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to social security policy and legislation in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Fiona Teresa McDonald
Principal, Drumnamoe Nursery School, Lurgan, County Armagh. For services to education and voluntary and charitable service in Northern Ireland and abroad.
Ms Jennifer Gail McKibbin
Lately Director of EU Exit Operational Readiness, The Executive Office, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to EU Exit and COVID-19 contingency planning.
Mr William Montgomery
Board Member, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and Belfast Metropolitan College. For services to the Northern Ireland economy.
Mr Barry Neilson
Chief Executive, Construction Industry Training Board Northern Ireland. For services to economic development.
Mrs Sharon Jane Tennant
Lately Principal, Sandelford Special School, Coleraine. For services to education in Northern Ireland.
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Mr Ewan David Anderson
Superintendent, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to law and order.
Mr Raymond Stephen Carroll BEM
Transport Manager, Northern Ireland Office. For services in Northern Ireland on the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Mr Peter Andrew Corry
For services to music and to the arts in Northern Ireland.
Mr Ronan Gerard Cregan
For services to local government and to regeneration in Belfast.
Dr Nizamuddin Noordin Damani
Consultant Microbiologist, Southern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to infection prevention and control in Northern Ireland and to the World Health Organisation.
Mr Séan Joseph Dillon
Principal, Primate Dixon Primary School, Coalisland, County Tyrone. For services to education in Northern Ireland.
Mr Jonathan Grant Evans
For services to association football in Northern Ireland.
Professor Ruth Fee
Professor Public Services Education, Ulster University. For public service and to higher education in Northern Ireland.
Ms Janice Rosanne Gault
Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Hotels Federation. For services to tourism and hospitality.
Mr Robert Harper
Volunteer Belfast Lough Sailability. For services to sailing for people with disabilities in Northern Ireland.
Mr Ian Scott Henry
Group Director, Henry Brothers Ltd. For services to the economy and to charity in Northern Ireland.
Ms Michaela Anne Hollywood
For services to people with disabilities.
Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Humphrey
Principal, Groggan Primary School, Randalstown, County Antrim. For services to education in Northern Ireland.
Mr William Hugh Jack
Proprietor, Duke of York Public House. For services to the arts and to tourism in Belfast.
Mr Thomas Jeffers
For services to local government and to the community in Dundonald, County Down.
Ms Marcella Leonard
For services to social work in Northern Ireland and internationally.
Mrs Julia Margaret Maskery
Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist, Belfast Trust. For services to children.
Mr William Jonathan McArthur
Emergency Planning Officer, Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. For services to emergency planning preparedness, resilience and response.
Mr Thomas McAuley
Acting Head, Sign Language Policy Team, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to deaf people in Northern Ireland.
Mr David Alexander Mervyn McCall
For services to business and to the community in Northern Ireland.
Mr Gerard Joseph McCann
For services to victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland.
Professor Wilson Glenn McCluggage
Professor, Queen 's University, Belfast. For services to people with gynaecological cancer.
Mrs Laura Ann McCorry
Head of Hillsborough Castle, Historic Royal Palaces. For services in Northern Ireland on the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Mrs Mary Katherine McGee
Business Engagement Officer, Mid Ulster Council. For services to tourism in Northern Ireland.
Ms Margaret McGuckin
For services to survivors and victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland.
Ms Martina Elizabeth McKenzie
Chief Executive, Staffline Ireland and Chair, Policy and Advocacy, Federation of Small Businesses. For services to the economy in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Joan Elizabeth McParland
For services to people with myalgic encephalomyelitis and to their families and carers in Northern Ireland.
Reverend Tracey Elaine McRoberts
Rector, Saint Matthew’s Parish and Rural Dean of Mid-Belfast. For services to the community in Belfast.
Mrs Heather Patricia Miller
Lately Head of Quality, Excellence and Development, South Eastern Regional College. For services to education in Northern Ireland.
Dr Gary George Ernest Mitchell
Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen 's University Belfast. For services to nursing and dementia care.
Mr Derek Moore
Community Development Worker, North West Cultural Partnership. For services to the community in Londonderry.
Reverend John Irvine Morrow
Chaplain, Northern Ireland Prison Service. For services to prisoners and their families.
Dr Jennifer Elizabeth Pugh
Chief Medical Officer, Irish Horse Racing Regulatory Board. For services to horse racing in Northern Ireland.
Mr Norman Victor Reid
Staff Officer, Department for Communities, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to social housing.
Mr Adam Ernest Reid
Senior Security Strategic Communications Manager, Northern Ireland Office. For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Mr Colin Shields
For services to ice hockey.
Ms Michelle Gabriel Anita Simpson
Project Coordinator, St Columb's Park House. For services to young people in Northern Ireland.
Reverend Robert Stevenson Stockman
Minister, Fitzroy Presbyterian Church, Belfast. For services to peace and reconciliation.
Mrs Rhoda Jean Walker
Volunteer, Northern Ireland Rare Diseases Partnership. For services to people with rare diseases in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Claire Elizabeth Woods
Head Gardener, Hillsborough Castle. For services to horticulture and to the community in Northern Ireland on the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Mrs Gail Ann Boyd
For voluntary services to the community in the Clogher Valley, County Tyrone.
Mr Francis Michael Callaghan
For voluntary services to the community in County Tyrone and County Fermanagh.
Mrs Deborah Chestnutt
Project Coordinator, Good Morning Ballymena. For services to older people in County Antrim.
Mrs Kathryn Cleland
Interim Ward Sister, Paediatric Outpatient Department and Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to health and social care.
Mrs Agnes Black Close
Chair, Baby Haven. For services to the community in Belfast.
Mrs Mary Catherine Daly
For services to young people and to the community in the Clogher Valley, County Tyrone.
Mrs Kim Diver
Castle Steward, Hillsborough Castle, County Down. For services in Northern Ireland on the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Miss Rebecca Elizabeth Sarah Edwards
For services to rowing.
Mrs Barbara Anne Ewart
Lately Public Health Nurse. For services to the community in Northern Ireland
Mrs Julie Flaherty
For services to the Northern Ireland Child Funeral Fund.
Mrs Elizabeth Anne Forde
For services to community development in Mid-Ulster.
Mr John Gault
For services to horticultural industry in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Linda Anne Gillies
Health and Wellbeing Caseworker, Decorum NI. For services to the veterans community in Northern Ireland.
Ms Deborah Mary Louise Girvan
For services to the community in County Down.
Mrs Pamela Vanessa Glasgow Baxter
Founder AUsome Kids. For services to children with autism in Cookstown, County Tyrone.
Mrs Gillian Margaret Gough
For services to education in County Armagh.
Mr Edwin John Gray
For services to choral music in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Veronica Hammersley
School Crossing Patrol Officer. For services to the community in Glengormley, County Antrim.
Mr Mark Andrew Hanna
For voluntary services to the community in County Londonderry.
Mr James Austin Hetherington
For voluntary services to police officers in Northern Ireland.
Mr Simon Kenneth Hylands
Founder, Building Bridges Community Arts Theatre, Lurgan. For services to the arts and to the community in County Armagh.
Mrs Genevieve Ann Irvine
Founder, SWELL - Supported We Live Life. For services to people affected by cancer in County Fermanagh.
Sister Margaret Una Kelly
For services to the community in Belfast.
Mr Aaron William Kerr
For services to disability awareness and to assisted running in the United Kingdom.
Mrs Colette Elizabeth Lock
For services to the community in Warrenpoint, County Down.
Mr Paul William McBride
For services to the community in Lisburn, County Antrim.
Mrs Angela Teresa McCann
Head of Community Services, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council. For services in Northern Ireland on the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Mrs Dawn McConnell
For services to cancer patients in Northern Ireland.
Mr Patrick Gerald McCullough
Campus Food and Drink, Queen’s University Belfast. For services to higher education in Northern Ireland.
Mrs Jean Patricia McGrogan
For services to Young Women in Northern Ireland.
Miss Roberta Ann McMullan
Leader and Treasurer, 2nd Benburb Boys’ Brigade. For services to young people in County Tyrone and County Armagh.
Ms Tracey Elizabeth McNickle
Project Co-ordinator, Carrick Connect. For services to young people and to the community in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.
Mrs Dorothy Ann Moore
School Secretary, Crumlin Integrated Primary School. For services to education in County Antrim.
Mr Martin Francis Mulholland
Head Concierge, Europa Hotel, Belfast. For services to tourism and to hospitality in Northern Ireland.
Mr Denis Nicholl
For services to the Boys’ Brigade in Northern Ireland.
Mr Peter Solomon Quigley
For voluntary services to the community in Belfast.
Mrs Margaret Elizabeth Robinson
For services to the girlguiding movement in Northern Ireland.
Miss Margaret Mary Rooney
Business Support Officer, Patient and Client Support Services, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust. For services to health and social care.
Mr Maurice Grahme Shearer
For services to the community through the YMCA in Carrickfergus, County Antrim.
Mr Frank Dermott Stevens
For voluntary services to swimming in Northern Ireland.
Mr Ernest Reginald Telford
For services to the Somme Nursing Home, Belfast during COVID-19.
King’s Police Medal
Chief Superintendent Darrin Jones
Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Superintendent Kellie Janine McMillan
Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Constable Valarie Elizabeth Robinson
Police Service of Northern Ireland.
King’s Ambulance Service Medal
Paramedic Brian Joseph Maguire
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service.