Ryan Murphy (born November 1994) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who was Lord Mayor of Belfast from June 2023 to June 2024, and a Belfast City Councillor for the Oldpark DEA since January 2018.
Murphy is from Ligoniel, and has lived in the area his whole life.
In January 2018, he was co-opted onto Belfast City Council to replace Gerry McCabe in the Oldpark District. Murphy retained his seat at the 2019 Council election, being elected on the fifth count. He was re-elected at the 2023 election
In June 2024, he was appointed Lord Mayor of Belfast. Murphy, who was aged 28 at the time, became one of the youngest councillors to serve in the role.