Celebrating the Winners of the Northern Ireland Veteran Awards 2025
The Northern Ireland Veteran Awards 2025 brought together members of the Armed Forces and veteran community from across Northern Ireland for an unforgettable evening of recognition, celebration, and inspiration at the Crowne Plaza Belfast.
The Awards recognised the outstanding achievements of veterans, reservists, volunteers, organisations, businesses, and community groups who continue to make a lasting impact across Northern Ireland through leadership, resilience, advocacy, wellbeing, volunteering, and community support.
Role Model of the Year
Winner: Major (Ret’d) Philip Morrison MBE BEM
Community Champion of the Year
Winner: Michael Donaldson
Cadet Instructor of the Year
Winner: Lt Jonathan Wallace ACF
Health & Wellbeing Award
Winner: Brooke House Health and Wellbeing Centre
Reservist of the Year
Highly Commended: Emily Thompson, Royal Signals
Winner: Ricky Young, Royal Irish
Military Charity Fundraiser of the Year
Winner: Stephen Scarborough
Channing Day Inspirational Veteran of the Year
Highly Commended: Andy Allen MLA MBE
Winner: Jason Millar
Employer of the Year
Highly Commended: Deloitte
Highly Commended: Denroy Plastics
Winner: Lesley Bloomfield Shopping Centre and Retail Park
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner: Major (Ret’d) Philip Morrison MBE BEM
Business Leader of the Year
Highly Commended: Kieran Kelly
Winner: Daryl Patterson
Volunteer of the Year
Winner: Margo Hetherington MBE
Veteran Business of the Year
Winner: Ubloquity
Veteran Group of the Year
Highly Commended: The Serving & Ex Serving Women’s Network
Winner: Reading Force
Judges Recognition Award
Winner: Yvonne Mulholland BEM
The evening was a powerful celebration of the people behind the service and the remarkable contribution the Armed Forces community continues to make across Northern Ireland every day.
From business leadership and volunteering to fundraising, wellbeing, mentoring, and community advocacy, every finalist, highly commended recipient, and winner represented the values of dedication, resilience, and continued service that sit at the heart of the veteran community.
We would like to thank all finalists, nominees, judges, sponsors, partners, supporters, and attendees who helped make the 2025 Awards such a memorable and meaningful evening.
