Sport NI wishes to congratulate those within our sporting community who have been recognised in the New Years Honours List.
Interim Chief Executive, Richard Archibald said: “I would like to extend my congratulations to those within our sporting community who have been named in the New Years Honours List.
“2023 has been another incredible year for sport in Northern Ireland with athletes across our funded sports bringing home an amazing 23 international medals, World and European titles and new national and world records.
“After last year’s most successful Commonwealth Games for Team NI we are delighted to see Robert McVeigh, member and former chair of the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council and Alison Moffitt-Robinson, the first female Chef de Mission for Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, receive MBEs.
“The honours also recognise the unsung heroes of sport: the coaches, volunteers, officials and administrators without whom sport simply couldn’t happen. These people help change and shape the lives of our community and are the foundations of our sports. It is fantastic to see their dedication and service recognised and the positive role sport plays in our communities.”
Amongst those receiving honours are:
Michael Andrew Boyd for services to association football, to sport, to charity and to reconciliation in Northern Ireland.
Francis Joseph Donnelly for services to disability sport and to the community in Northern Ireland.
David Edward Clarke Finlay for services to Olympic wrestling in Northern Ireland.
Leslie John Raymond Irvine for services to association football.
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.
William James David King for services to association football in Northern Ireland.
Patrick Eugene McGeehan for voluntary service to association football in Northern Ireland.
Deon Frederick McNeilly for services to athletics in Northern Ireland.
David Wheeler for services to association football in County Fermanagh.