Kieran Murphy (born 10 April 1983) is an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Erin's Own and was also a member of the

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Early life

Born and raised in

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, Murphy first played hurling and Gaelic football as a schoolboy with Coláiste an Phiarsaigh. He lined out in all grades during his time there, including in several

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campaigns.

Club career

Murphy's juvenile and underage career coincided with a successful period for the Erin's Own club. Beginning his career as a goalkeeper, he won a Cork MAHC title in 1998 following a 1-12 to 1-05 defeat of

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in the final. This win earned promotion to the top minor grade, with Murphy claiming a Cork Premier MHC title in 1999 after a defeat of

Glen Rovers Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Blackpool, Cork, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. They have been historically part of the ''Big Three'' of Cork hurl ...

. It was the first three successive Premier MHC titles, with Murphy also lining out in the victories over Glen Rovers in 2000 and

Na Piarsaigh Na Piarsaigh Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Fair Hill, Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated to the Seandún Board and fields teams in both hurling and Gaelic football. History Located in the Fair Hill area ...

in 2001. Murphy progressed to the club's under-21 team and also had success in this grade. He won a Cork U21AHC title following a defeat of Na Piarsaigh in 2002. Murphy added a second U21HC medal to his collection after a 2-08 to 0-08 defeat of Glen Rovers in 2004, in what was his last underage game for the club. Just a month after his 17th birthday, Murphy made his senior debut for Erin's Own in May 2000. His first season on the team saw him line out in goal and ended with a 0-14 to 0-11 defeat by

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in the 2000 Cork SHC final. Murphy also played

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with the club and won a Cork JAFC title in 2005 after a one-point defeat of O'Donovan Rossa in the

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. By the time Erin's Own reached the

again in 2006, Murphy had become an outfield player. He claimed his first winners' medal that year following a 2-19 to 3-14 win over

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. Murphy was appointed

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the following year and won a second title after a 1-11 to 1-07 defeat of Newtownshandrum in the

. Murphy lined out in his fourth SHC

in 2016, however, he ended the game on the losing side after a 0-19 to 2-11 defeat by Glen Rovers. He stepped away from the Erin's Own senior team at the end of the 2023 season, however, he continued for a 25th season of adult hurling with the club's intermediate team. Murphy was part of the team beaten by Lisgoold in the 2024 IAHC final replay.

Inter-county career

Murphy began his inter-county career as a

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at minor level in 2000. He won a Munster MFC medal that year before later claiming an All-Ireland MFC medal after a 2-12 to 0-13 defeat of Mayo in the 2000 All-Ireland MFC final. Murphy was again eligible for the minor grade in 2001 but switched codes to hurling. He ended the season by winning an All-Ireland MHC medal after a 2-10 to 1-08 defeat of

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. Murphy subsequently spent three seasons with the under-21 teams as a dual player and won a Munster U21FC medal in 2004. Murphy was just out of the minor grade when he joined both Cork's senior teams as a dual player in 2002. He won a Munster SFC medal that year as a non-playing substitute following a defeat of Tipperary in a replay. After ending his dual status, Murphy concentrated solely on hurling in 2005. He won his first Munster SHC medal that year after coming on as a substitute in the 1-21 to 1-16 defeat of Tipperary in the final. Murphy also started the 2005 All-Ireland final against

as a substitute but came on for Niall McCarthy to claim a winners' medal following the 1-21 to 1-16 victory. He won a second consecutive Munster SHC medal the following year as an unused substitute. Murphy was also an unused substitute when Cork had a three-point defeat by

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in the 2006 All-Ireland final. Murphy was appointed

in 2007 as a result of Erin's Own Cork SHC triumph. He lost his place on the starting fifteen during the course of the championship and the captaincy moved to

Joe Deane Joseph Deane (born 15 November 1977) is an Irish retired hurler who played for East Cork club Killeagh. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 13 years, during which time he usually lined out as a left corner-forward. Diminutive in s ...

. Murphy continued to line out with Cork until 2009.

Honours

;Erin's Own *

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: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2017 (c) *

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: 2002, 2004 * Cork Premier Minor Hurling Championship: 1999, 2000, 2001 * Cork Minor A Hurling Championship: 1998 ;Cork *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Kieran 1983 births Living people Hurling goalkeepers Dual players Erin's Own (Cork) hurlers Erin's Own (Cork) Gaelic footballers Cork inter-county hurlers Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers People educated at Coláiste an Phiarsaigh 21st-century Irish sportsmen