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Andrew Stanford @andrewjstanford.bsky.social · Mar 12

Enjoyed spending a little time with Lord Mayor @micky-murray.bsky.social this morning, courtesy of Young at Art as part of Belfast Children’s Festival. Micky has been an inclusive, community-focused Lord Mayor for our city over his short tenure, representative of NI’s younger generations. Progress.

Seven adults, including Lord Mayor of Belfast, standing together smiling to camera inside Belfast City Hall’s Lord Mayor’s Parlour.

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UNI Europa @uni-europa.bsky.social · Mar 25

Lord Mayor @micky-murray.bsky.social welcomes participants to the city of Belfast: “I'm delighted to say that our city welcomes people. We are delighted to have trade union activist leaders from all across Europe here with us in Belfast today.”

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Michael Quinn @quinnfreelance.bsky.social · Mar 26

Kudos to Belfast City Council & @allianceparty.bsky.social councillor, Lord Mayor @micky-murray.bsky.social , for supporting @equityuk.bsky.social Safe Home campaign for post-show performers and stage management. My @britishtheatreguide.info news story: www.britishtheatreguide.info/news/belfast...

Theatre news: Belfast City Council donates to Equity’s Safe Home campaign

Equity Northern Ireland safeguarding campaign benefits from £10,000 support.

www.britishtheatreguide.info

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Feb 18

Our tourism industry really are incredible!

This morning I had the pleasure of speaking at the Accessible and Inclusive Tourism seminar at Titanic Belfast, which is focused on further breaking down barriers and promoting Belfast as a city of accessible tourism.

A picture of me speaking at todays event

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Feb 14

Early on in my term I met w/ Minority Recognition Awards & discussed a platform for ethnic minority professionals coming to NI to make the transition easier & help build connections.

Today, we launched the Minorities Business Network NI platform which will do just that!

mbnni.com

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Feb 13

I always have been, and always will be, a campaigner for trans inclusive rights and access to adequate healthcare.

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Feb 13

I’ve always been firmly in favour of trans rights.

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Feb 13

I proudly led the Belfast Pride march last year, as the first openly gay Lord Mayor of Belfast.

I’m a seasoned rights campaigner, who has been at the forefront of every campaign.

No one, will dictate to me whether I can or can’t march in a pride march.

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Feb 9

No matter how many people I mute or block on Twitter my entire feed is pro-trump propaganda 🙄

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Feb 8

Out on Stockmans Lane today w/ Cllr Tara Brooks & some local activists.

I secured the social value fee paid by promoters using Boucher Rd being ring fenced for use in the local area, and it was great to hear from residents today on how they would like this used to benefit the community.

A picture of me with Cllr Tara Brooks and local Alliance activists Cohen and Chris

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Feb 7

Spent my afternoon at Girdwood Community Hub for the @politicsinaction.bsky.social conference on the Democracy: threats and opportunities.

A picture of me speaking at the conference this morning

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Feb 4

This morning I opened the 4 Corners Festival, focused on celebrating those who are working towards building a more inclusive, peaceful Belfast.

We hosted individuals from a range of organisations as part of todays event to allow for networking and collaborative working.

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Feb 3

There are some rest great moments in this job, but being able to return to Anna House today to help celebrate Dorothy’s 100th birthday is definitely up there!

A picture of me with Dorothy, her daughter, and staff from Age NI

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Feb 3

This morning I spoke at our networking event in City Hall for our Violence Against Women and Girls Local Action Fund.

Great to see soo many orgs attending to hear more about the fund and how to apply.

For more info visit belfastcity.gov.uk/endviolence

A picture of me today at the event taking with some organisations

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Feb 1

Today I joined Youth Lyric to get a glimpse of their rehearsals for their upcoming production of Alice in Wonderland.

Such unbelievable talent in this group of young people, I’m really excited to see the entire production in March!!

A picture of me with the cast from Youth Lyric

A picture of me with the cast of youth lyric

Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Jan 31

Great to catch up with James Applegate and Dori Winters, the US Consul General and deputy Consul General in Belfast today.

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Jan 30

Great morning at the launch of the Belfast Children’s Festival, there’s soo many incredible events to look forward to for the whole family.

The festival runs from 6th - 15th March, and you can check out their programme at youngatart.Co.uk

A picture of me with Duke Special, Arts Council, and Young At Art

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Jan 29

Today marks a significant step forward in securing the future of Harland and Wolff, as Navantia announce their acquisition and investment.

I had the pleasure of joining staff at Harland and Wolff this morning to talk about the importance of ship building in our city’s history and our future.

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Jan 28

When we partnered up with PBNI to help bring Annadale Allotments back to its former glory I don’t think anyone could have imagined the transformation.

Through their work they’ve opened up more allotment space and transformed the space, so impressed with all their work!

Thank you!

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Jan 27

Today, as we remember those who died at the hands of the Nazi’s I laid flowered to remember all those LGBTQIA+ people who were detained in concentration camps, and later moved to state prisons after they were closed down.

We must do everything within our influence to prevent hate spreading.

A picture of me with activists laying flowers at the cenotaph at Belfast City Hall

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Jan 26

Great to catch up w/ former NYC Nightlife Mayor Ariel Palitz on her visit to Belfast.

We discussed the importance of having govt buy in on issues relating to the night time economy, and the role of the night time economy in addressing gender based violence.

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Jan 24

#StormÉowym

Bins due for collection today will be collected tomorrow, if your street is missed these should be collected on Sunday.

Council venues remain closed today.

All bus and rail services have been suspended until the red weather warning is lifted.

Some numbers should you need them ⬇️

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Jan 24

I’m hoping it’ll die out before it causes any damage

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Jan 23

My red weather warning alert just come through on my watch, nearly six hours later, and could have woken the entire street!

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Cllr Micky Murray @micky-murray.bsky.social · Jan 23

We should have an alternative collection date soon!

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