The FDA provides workplace representation, legal assistance, career development and many other benefits to members working in Northern Ireland.
We work collaboratively and in partnership to improve the professional and public standing of our members.
The Northern Ireland Section of the FDA has an elected Convenor, supported by a Section Committee and a National Officer.
If you would like to find out more about the work of the FDA’s in Northern Ireland, or if you are an FDA member with an issue or concern you would like to raise with your local reps, please drop us a line at Secretary@FDANI@onmicrosoft.com.
Robert Murtagh
National Officer
Robert is the National Officer with responsibility for members employed in the Northern Ireland Civil Service.
robert@fda.org.uk
FDA Learn on Demand
FDA members also have access to our library of over 400 pre-recorded FDA Learn sessions through FDA Learn On Demand. These can be accessed in the members’ area of the FDA website.
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Success Profiles
Our career development programme offers specialised masterclasses to assist civil servants in applying for new roles. Our courses are bespoke to the various recruitment processes that exist all over the UK and are run by specialist providers with many years of experience in this area.
Public Sector Development & Mentoring Scheme
The PSDMS is led by the FDA in partnership with civil service employers and partner universities working to support diversity in senior roles in the civil service. We offer advice, training and opportunities for mentoring. PSDMS is now one of the largest mentoring and training schemes in the UK civil service. Find out more here.
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As the political temperature rises in the lead up to Northern Ireland’s May election, the FDA’s National Officer for Northern Ireland Robert Murtagh has once again called on MLAs to “keep civil servants out of the political crossfire.”
The FDA’s National Officer for Northern Ireland Robert Murtagh has written to Speaker of the Assembly, Edwin Poots, asking him to remind MLAs that when officials appear before the Assembly, impartiality must not be brought into question.
The FDA’s National Officer for Northern Ireland Robert Murtagh has responded to the NICS decision not to take part in Belfast Pride 2026.
