Order of the British Empire privileges of membership of the order, including use of the title of "Sir" and "Dame" for the senior two ranks of the Order. An example is Irish broadcaster Terry Wogan, who was appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the Order in 2005, and on successful application for British citizenship, held alongside his Irish citizenship, was made a substantive member and subsequently styled as Sir Terry Wogan. King George V founded the Order to fill gaps in the British honours system: In particular, King George V wished to create an Order to honour many thousands of those who had served in
Irish honours system works; business and education; peace, reconciliation and development work. Awards are conferred annually in a process administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Irish honours system Ireland has no formal honours system. Proposals to introduce one have been made by various groups at different times. The Order of St. Patrick, established by the British monarchy in the Kingdom of Ireland in 1783, has been in abeyance for decades. The Constitution mandates that "Titles of nobility shall not be conferred by the State." Irish republicans were opposed to the British honours system from both Irish nationalist antipathy to its Britishness and