| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ciarán Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born | 10 April 1983 Glounthaune, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Nickname | Hero | ||
| Occupation | Bank official | ||
| Club | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2000-present | Erin's Own | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2002-2009 | Cork | 11 (2-08) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:28, 2 April 2018. | |||
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 Cork senior hurling team.
Born and raised in Glounthaune, County Cork, 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 Dr Harty Cup campaigns. [1]
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 Ballinhassig in the final. [2] 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. [3] 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 in 2001. [4] [5]
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. [6] 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. [7]
Just a month after his 17th birthday, Murphy made his senior debut for Erin's Own in May 2000. [8] His first season on the team saw him line out in goal and ended with a 0-14 to 0-11 defeat by Newtownshandrum in the 2000 Cork SHC final. [9] Murphy also played Gaelic football with the club and won a Cork JAFC title in 2005 after a one-point defeat of O'Donovan Rossa in the final. [10]
By the time Erin's Own reached the final 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 Cloyne. [11] Murphy was appointed team captain the following year and won a second title after a 1-11 to 1-07 defeat of Newtownshandrum in the final. [12] [13]
Murphy lined out in his fourth SHC final in 2016, however, he ended the game on the losing side after a 0-19 to 2-11 defeat by Glen Rovers. [14] 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. [15] Murphy was part of the team beaten by Lisgoold in the 2024 IAHC final replay. [16]
Murphy began his inter-county career as a dual player 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. [17] 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 Galway. [18] Murphy subsequently spent three seasons with the under-21 teams as a dual player and won a Munster U21FC medal in 2004. [19]
Murphy was just out of the minor grade when he joined both Cork's senior teams as a dual player in 2002. [20] He won a Munster SFC medal that year as a non-playing substitute following a defeat of Tipperary in a replay. [21] 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. [22] Murphy also started the 2005 All-Ireland final against Galway as a substitute but came on for Niall McCarthy to claim a winners' medal following the 1-21 to 1-16 victory. [23] He won a second consecutive Munster SHC medal the following year as an unused substitute. [24] Murphy was also an unused substitute when Cork had a three-point defeat by Kilkenny in the 2006 All-Ireland final. [25]
Murphy was appointed team captain in 2007 as a result of Erin's Own Cork SHC triumph. [26] He lost his place on the starting fifteen during the course of the championship and the captaincy moved to Joe Deane. [27] [28] Murphy continued to line out with Cork until 2009. [29]