John Murphy | |
Irish: | Seán Ó Murchú |
Occupation: | Student |
Birth Date: | 1999 |
Birth Place: | Ballinamere, County Offaly, Ireland |
Sport: | Hurling |
Code: | Hurling |
County: | Offaly |
Province: | Leinster |
Club: | Ballinamere |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Offaly |
Icyears: | 2021- |
Icposition: | Full-forward |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nhl: | 0 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Icupdate: | 18:54, 15 July 2021 |
John Murphy (born 1999) is an Irish hurler who plays for Offaly Championship club Ballinamere and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a forward.
Murphy first came to hurling prominence with the combined Ballinamere/Durrow club at juvenile and underage levels, before later joining the Ballinamere club's top adult team.[1] He first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Offaly under-17 team that won the Celtic Challenge in 2016.[2] After also lining out with the Offaly under-20 team, Murphy was drafted onto the senior team in advance of the 2021 National Hurling League.[3]