On 1 March 2014, he captained the team from centre-back when Waterford IT defeated the Cork Institute of Technology by 0-17 to 0-12 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup.

On 10 October 2009, Murphy lined out at left wing-back when Glenmore faced Muckalee in the Kilkenny Football Championship final.

[2] On 25 October 2015, Murphy won a Kilkenny Junior Championship medal as part of the Glenmore hurling team that defeated Kilmacow by 1-12 to 2-06 in the final.

On 6 July 2008, Murphy was again in goal when he collected a Leinster Championship medal following a 1-19 to 0-12 defeat of Wexford in the final.

He won a Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship medal as an unused substitute on 15 July 2009 following Kilkenny's 2-20 to 1-09 defeat of Dublin in the final.

[7] Murphy was again an unused substitute on 13 September 2009 when Kilkenny suffered a 0-15 to 0-14 defeat by Clare in the All-Ireland final.

He won a second successive Leinster Championship medal on that occasion after top scoring with 1-07 in a 2-15 to 2-13 defeat of Wexford in the final.

On 3 July 2011, he won a Leinster Championship medal as a member of the extended panel following Kilkenny's 4-17 to 1-15 defeat of Dublin in the final.

[15] On 6 May 2012, Murphy won a National League medal as an unused substitute following Kilkenny's 3-21 to 0-16 defeat of Cork in the final.

[16] He was retained as second-choice goalkeeper for the Leinster Championship and was an unused substitute on 8 July 2012 when Kilkenny suffered a 2-21 to 2-11 defeat by Galway in the final.

[20][21] Murphy made his Leinster Championship debut on 9 June 2013 when he lined out in goal in Kilkenny's 0-26 to 4-09 defeat of Offaly.

[22] On 4 May 2014, Murphy was selected in goal when Kilkenny faced Tipperary in a second successive National League final.

[24] On 7 September 2014, Murphy was restored to the goalkeeping position when Kilkenny drew 3-22 to 1-28 with Tipperary in the All-Ireland final.

[40] On 14 November 2020, Murphy won his fifth Leinster Championship medal after keeping a clean sheet in goal in the 2-20 to 0-24 defeat of Galway in the final.

He made his only appearance for the team on 15 December 2016 when he came on as a half-time substitute for Gerry Keegan in a 2-20 to 2-16 defeat by Munster in the final.