A total of 57 people from Northern Ireland are included on Queen Elizabeth's birthday honours list published this morning.
They are selected from commerce, education, the arts and sport.
There are no knighthoods on the birthday list awarded to people from Northern Ireland, but three people are to receive the CBE.
They are Douglas Bain, the newly appointed chief electoral officer; William Turtle, director and chief executive of the Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education; and Lynda Wilson, director of Barnardos in Northern Ireland.
Fifteen people are awarded the OBE, including the editor-in-chief of Independent News and Media titles in Northern Ireland, Ed Curran.
He is a former editor of the Belfast Telegraph, having led the evening newspaper from 1993 until last year. Mr Curran was also a member of the Press Complaints Commission and is a former president of the Society of Editors.
Adeline Gilmore, principal of Ashfield High School for Girls in Belfast, also receives an OBE and is one of nine figures from the world of education to be honoured.
She has gained an international reputation for her pioneering work in the use of computer technology and e-learning.
James Nicholson is honoured for services to horse racing.
Marnie O'Neill, head of corporate relations at BT Northern Ireland, is honoured for services to the arts.
She has promoted sponsorship of a range of arts bodies, is a governor of Belfast's Linen Hall Library and has served on the Arts Council.
A total of 38 people from the North are to receive MBEs, including former world rally champion Niall McShea.
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