Tadhg Óg Murphy (born 6 January 1986) is an Irish

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coach and former player. At club level he played with Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the

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Playing career

Murphy first played at juvenile and underage levels with the Sarsfields club. He later played as a schoolboy with Coláiste an Phiarsaigh before attending

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(UCC). Murphy was part of the

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team that beat

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to win the

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in 2009. After progressing from the underage grades, Murphy first played at adult club level with the Sarsfields junior team in 2004. He won an East Cork JAHC medal that year before later being promoted to the club's senior team. Murphy was part of the Sarsfields team that contested seven Cork SHC finals in eight seasons between 2008 and 2015. He claimed four winners' medals after victories in 2008, 2010, 2012 and as

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in 2014. Murphy ended his club career with the Sarsfields intermediate team in 2021. Murphy never played at minor or under-21 levels with Cork, but was drafted onto the Cork development team during the players' strike in 2008. He was one of the few to be retained when the regular players returned. Murphy made a number of

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and championship appearances, before being cut from the panel in 2010.

Coaching career

Murphy has been involved in coaching at schools' level with Gaelcholáiste Mhuire AG in the

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Denis Walsh Denis Walsh (born 22 January 1965 in Ballynoe, County Cork) is an Irish hurling manager and former dual player of Gaelic games. He is a former manager of the Cork senior hurling team. An effective dual player, Walsh had a successful playing ca ...

, he was coach of the St Catherine's team that won the Munster Club JHC title in 2023, before losing the 2024 All-Ireland junior club final to Tullogher-Rosbercon.

Personal life

Murphy's grandfather, Bertie, his father,

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, and his uncle, Bertie Óg, all lined out with

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, Sarsfields and at various levels with Cork in both hurling and

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. He trained as an account before later qualifying as a secondary school teacher.

Honours

Player

;University College Cork *

: 2009 ;Sarsfields *

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: 2004

Coach

;St Catherine's *

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Murphy, Tadhg Og 1986 births Living people Cork inter-county hurlers Hurling coaches Irish schoolteachers People educated at Coláiste an Phiarsaigh Sarsfields (Cork) hurlers UCC hurlers 21st-century Irish sportsmen