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Amy Murray

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Lisburn, Northern Ireland
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Newsreader @bbcnewsni | She/Her | Pop-Culture Enthusiast | Former Music Student | Stories: 📩amy.murray@bbc.co.uk

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Amy Murray’s Biography

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Newsreader and online writer.

Amy Murray’s Journalist Portfolio

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Teenage pianist makes history as first to pass Grade 8 'single handed'

Teenage pianist makes history as first to pass Grade 8 'single handed'

Freya Terris' achievement has inspired music exam board ABRSM to publish a new syllabus for one hand.

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Northern Ireland auction house criticised over sale of ancient mummy head

Northern Ireland auction house criticised over sale of ancient mummy head

Academics question the ethics of a UK auction house selling human heads that are thousands of years old.

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Royal Variety Peformance an 'unexpected surprise' for NI singers

Royal Variety Peformance an 'unexpected surprise' for NI singers

Three Northern Irish singers are taking centre stage alongside West End stars at the Royal Variety Performanc…

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RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Irish drag queens make 'herstory'

RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Irish drag queens make 'herstory'

Dublin-born Bonnie Anne Clyde and west Belfast's Elle Vosque are competing in the new season of Ru Paul's Dra…

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KPop Demon Hunters fans inspire Belfast dance classes

KPop Demon Hunters fans inspire Belfast dance classes

The most watched movie on Netflix is inspiring some long-time KPop fans at dance classes in Belfast.

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NI band hits the right notes to win international title

NI band hits the right notes to win international title

A Belfast-based brass band has made history winning an international title in the Netherlands.

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Articles

Car dumped in Lagan needs to be 'addressed once and for all'

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By Angus Harron, Amy Murray
| Yahoo Canada Verified
A car dumped in the River Lagan decades ago is a "matter that should be addressed once and for all", assembly member Robbie Butler has said. The Lagan Valley politician made the comments following renewed calls for the removal of the rotten and rusted vehicle from the river near Lisburn. The Department for Infrastructure (DfI), which is responsible for managing the flood risk from rivers, confirmed the car had been "present in the river for decades".
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'I passed my grade 8 piano exam with one hand'

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By Amy Murray
| Yahoo Verified
Many young people across the world can say they play an instrument, but not many are quite like Freya Terris. The 17-year-old from Lisburn in County Down, has made history with her grade 8 piano distinction because she did it, quite literally, single-handed. She is the first pianist that ABRSM (the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music) is aware of to pass their Grade 8 piano with a repertoire solely for the left hand.
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Auction house under fire over sale of 3,000-year-old mummy head

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By Amy Murray
| Yahoo Verified
A Northern Ireland auction house has come under fire from a number of academics over it selling human remains, including a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy head. Anthropologists have questioned whether it's right for On The Square Emporium to sell the remains, with one saying "just because something is legal doesn't mean it's ethical". The auction house's owner Justin Lowry has defended the sale.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Writing stories and voicers for Q Radio news

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No - but I would like to

How is social media changing news?

It gets the story out faster and live-tweeting journalists can bring the audience with them.