He plays Gaelic football with his local club Carrigaline and was a member of the Cork[1] senior inter-county team between 1998 and 2012.
He first came to prominence with the club in the early 1990s as part of the minor football team that qualified for back-to-back county finals in 1995 and 1996.
[citation needed] Murphy first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork football team at underage levels.
[citation needed] The following year, Murphy began the season by capturing a National Football League winners' medal following a 0-12 to 1-7 victory over Dublin.
[citation needed] Cork lost their provincial crown for the next few seasons, however, in 2002 Murphy's side tasted success once again.
[tone] Tipperary surprisingly provided the opposition in the provincial final, however, the game ended in a draw.
In 2005, Cork narrowly lost the Munster final but qualified for the All-Ireland semi-final where Kerry defeated them by 1-19 to 1-9.[relevant?]
[tone] In 2007, Cork lost their Munster crown to Kerry, however, they made use of the qualifiers and found themselves in the All-Ireland final.