Fiona Murray

Downpatrick

Journalist at BBC

Senior journalist with @bbcnewsni. Mother of two. Living in the sticks. Any views are mine and not those of the BBC.

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Larne Leisure Centre: Gordon Lyons refuses to stand down over social media post

2 weeks ago | bbc.co.uk | Fiona Murray |Daniel Logan

Image source, PA MediaImage caption, In a Facebook post Gordon Lyons said that people caught up in clashes in Ballymena were being temporarily moved to LarneFiona Murray and Daniel LoganA Stormont minister has rejected calls for him to resign over a social media post about the location of migrant families who left their homes hours before the centre was attacked.
Fly, Fix, Fly at True Anomaly

Feb 28, 2025 | hbs.edu | Joshua Lev Krieger |Jim Matheson |Fiona Murray |David Allen

How should companies learn from failure? Founded by four U.S. Space Force warfighters, the tough tech startup True Anomaly wanted to compete with major defense contractors to supply the U.S. Department of Defense with satellites and software that could help protect U.S. interests in the increasingly competitive domain of space.
Michael Longley: Film delves into work of award-wining poet

Feb 12, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Richie Montague |Fiona Murray

"It's a mystery. If I knew where poems came from, I would go there." These are the words of Belfast-born poet Michael Longley as he shares insights on the friendships and places that have inspired his work. Michael Longley: Where Poems Come From sees the writer discuss his work in an intimate new documentary for BBC Northern Ireland. Longley said that the filmmakers had delved "deep between the lines (of his poems) and illuminated them".
PSNI data breach: Civilian worker 'no longer feels safe in home'

Aug 13, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Darran Marshall |Fiona Murray

By Darran Marshall & Fiona MurrayBBC News NIA support worker with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said he does not feel safe in his home following a massive data breach. The man, based outside Belfast, said he has now made changes to his daily life, and no longer attends his child's Gaelic football training. His name was on a document mistakenly shared by the PSNI that gave details of about 10,000 officers and staff. It included the surname and first initial of every employee.