Nicholas Murphy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Nioclás Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
23 April 1978 Carrigaline, County Cork |
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | ||
| Nickname | Nicky | ||
| Occupation | Sales manager | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1996 - present | Carrigaline | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1998 - 2012 | Cork | 49 (1-16) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 5 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20 September 2009. | |||
Nicholas Murphy (born 23 April 1978 in Carrigaline, County Cork) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Carrigaline and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team between 1998 and 2012.
Murphy plays his club hurling and football with his local club in Carrigaline and has enjoyed some success. He first came to prominence with the club in the early 1990s as part of the minor football team that qualified for back-to-back county finals in 1995 and 1996. Unfortunately, Murphy ended up on the losing side on both occasions. He ended up on the losing side in a number of county intermediate football finals also in the early 2000s. In 2008 Murphy enjoyed his biggest success with the club when Carrigaline defeated Bandon to take the county intermediate hurling championship title.
Murphy first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork football team at underage levels. He enjoyed little success in the minor or under-21 grades, largely because Kerry dominated these competitions. He made his debut with the senior football team in 1998 in a Munster semi-final game against Kerry, a game which Cork lost.
The following year Cork were back in the big time. Murphy began the year by capturing a National Football League winners' medal following a 0-12 to 1-7 victory over Dublin. Shortly after this victory Ó he lined out with the Cork senior footballers in the Munster football decider against arch-rivals Kerry. In atrocious weather conditions Cork emerged victorious by 2-10 to 2-4. It was Ó Murphy's first Munster winners' medal and acted as a springboard for further success. In September he lined out for the Cork footballers in the All-Ireland final against Meath. In an exciting game that saw the lead switch hands on several occasions Cork's hopes of doing the double were dashed as Meath won by 1-11 to 1-8.
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