Sport

Johnny Rea MBE

Motorcycling 6x World Superbike Champion 2015-2020

George Best

Football Manchester United Legend Possibly the best ever

Rory McIlroy MBE

Golf 4x Major Champion Former World No.1

Joey Dunlop OBE

Motorcycling 5x TT Formula 1 World Champion 1982-1986 Record holder for 26 IOM TT wins

Sir Anthony Peter (AP) McCoy OBE

Horse Racing 20x Champion Jockey 1995-2015 Rode 4,358 winners

Alex Higgins

Snooker World Champion 1972 & 1982 The most naturally gifted player ever

Paddy Hopkirk

Rallying Winner of the 1964 Monte Carlo Rally

Eddie Irvine

Formula 1 Runner up in the 1999 World Championship driving for Ferrari. 4 career wins

Carl Frampton MBE

Boxing WBO Interim Featherweight Title

Bethany Firth MBE

Swimming 4x Paralympic gold medallist, with 3 of these in the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Dennis Taylor

Snooker World Champion 1985

Northern Ireland IFA

Qualified for the 2016 Euros and rose to No.20 in the FIFA world rankings in September 2017

Darren Clarke OBE

Golf Open Champion 2011

Dame Mary Peters Ch DBE

Athletics Olympic gold medallist in the pentathlon 1972 The Mary Peters Trust supports young athletes from NI

Fred Daly MBE

Golf The Open Championship winner 1947

John Watson MBE

Formula 1 Runner up in the 1982 world championship and 5x Grand Prix winner

Graeme McDowell MBE

Golf The US Open Champion 2010

Willie John McBride MBE

Rugby 63 tests for Ireland and toured with the British & Irish Lions 5 times