Donal Brendan Murray (29 May 1940 – 13 October 2024) was an Irish Roman Catholic prelate, who served as Bishop of Limerick from 1996 to 2009.

[1] It was said of him by one commenator that Murray "was rated by Connell as the brightest student he taught in his 35 years as a professor of metaphysics at University College, Dublin.

[1] Murray lectured in the Mater Dei Institute of Education from 1969, becoming professor of moral theology at Clonliffe College.

[1] He served as advisor to the Irish representatives at the Synod of Bishops in the Catholic Church in 1977 which dealt with catechetics.

"[2] In November 2009, he was pressured to resign from his post after the Murphy Report found that he had mishandled child sexual abuse allegations within his diocese.