Niall Murphy (runner)

Niall Murphy

Personal information
Born	(2004-10-26) 26 October 2004 (age 21)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Long distance running
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  IRE European Cross Country Championships 2025 Lagoa U23 team 2023 Brussels U20 team

Niall Murphy (born 26 October 2004) is an Irish long-distance and cross country runner. ^[1]

Career

Murphy is from County Clare and a member of Ennis Track Club. ^[2] He was runner-up at the Senior boys race at the All-Ireland Schools Cross Country Championships in Waterford in March 2023, finishing behind Jonas Stafford. ^[3] He was a gold medalist representing Ireland at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in the men's under-20 team race, alongside Nick Griggs and Stafford, and was the second Irish finisher with ninth overall, one place ahead of Stafford. ^{[4] [5]}

In December 2024, he was the second Irish finisher in the men's under-23 race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, with a 23rd place finish. ^[6]

Murphy was selected for the under-23 race at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal, in December 2025. ^{[7] [8]} He had a tenth place finish in Lagoa to score for Ireland as they won the team gold medal in the under-23 race with Griggs winning the individual race and Callum Morgan placing eighth. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "Niall Murphy". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
2. "Ennis Track's Niall Murphy Bringing Home Gold From Euro Cross Country Championships". Clare.fm. 10 Dec 2023. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
3. Lawler, Lizzie (13 March 2023). "Jonas Stafford storms home to victory in the All-Ireland Senior boys East Glendalough cross country final". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
4. "Wicklow's Jonas Stafford delivers the goods for Ireland at European Cross Country Championships". Independent.ie. 12 December 2023. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
5. "European Gold for Niall Murphy & Irish U20 team". Clare Echo. 14 Dec 2023. Retrieved 11 Dec 2025.
6. "30th SPAR European Cross Country Championships". World Athletics. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
7. Mills, Steven (9 Dec 2025). "Lagoa 2025 men's U23 preview - Barnicoat's biggest challenge yet?". European Athletics. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
8. Dennehy, Cathal (11 December 2025). "Ireland head for Euro Cross primed to continue prolific medal streak". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 11 December 2025.
9. Dennehy, Cathal (14 Dec 2025). "Nick Griggs leads Ireland to U-23 individual and team gold at European Cross Country Championships". Independent.ie. Retrieved 14 Dec 2025.
10. "Griggs claims under-23 European Cross Country gold". BBC Sport. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.