Researching Brian Murphy

Murphy was born in Moncton, New Brunswick. His family has produced several politicians, including his cousin Mike Murphy, the former Liberal MLA of Moncton North. Murphy was elected mayor in 1998, defeating the incumbent Leopold Belliveau, and was acclaimed for re-election in 2001. He did not contest the 2004 municipal election. Prior to being elected mayor, he served on city council from 1992 to 1998. He was first elected to parliament in the 2006 federal election where he succeeded Claudette Bradshaw.

In the leadership election called to replace Paul Martin as leader of the Liberal Party, he supported Bob Rae.

Murphy was re-elected in the 2008 federal election. In the 2011 election, he was defeated by Conservative Robert Goguen.

Murphy returned to international cricket after recovering from injury, playing in the 2003 Cricket World Cup before quitting Zimbabwe for England where he was offered a contract to play club cricket. He also took a job, coaching at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

Murphy is currently a playing coach for Swardeston Cricket Club in the East Anglian Premier Cricket League.

Regarded as one of the greatest dual players of all-time due to his unique distinction of winning All-Ireland medals at minor, under-21 and senior in both codes, Murphy joined the team during the 1971–72 National Hurling League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen in both codes until his retirement after the 1983 hurling championship. During that time his hurling honours include three All-Ireland medals, seven Munster medals, three National League medals and two All-Star awards. His football honours include one All-Ireland medal, two Munster medals and two All-Star awards. Murphy was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.

At club level Murphy was a four-time All-Ireland medalist with Nemo Rangers GAA. In addition to this he has also won six Munster medals and seven county football championship medals.

Prior to joining the Post in 2014, Murphy was the Dubai bureau chief for the Associated Press and was the international religion correspondent from 2004-2006. He first joined the AP in Boston in 1987 and joined the International Desk in New York City three years later. Murphy was posted to Rome in 1993. In 1997, he was named Athens bureau chief and began regular reporting from Iran.

A veteran foreign correspondent, Murphy has covered stories for the AP in more than 40 countries, including the Rwanda genocide, the Balkan conflicts and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. His coverage of religion has included major events such as the death of Pope John Paul II and investigative reports on radical Islam and the rise of Christianity in Africa. In 2020, he was part of a Washington Post team that won the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism for a series on climate change hot spots around the world.

Murphy was born on 2 May 1923 in Rathdown, Ireland. He was regarded as an expert on the life and works of Mikhail Sholokhov and edited Robert Daglish's English translation of Sholokhov's best-known work And Quiet Flows the Don. In 1977, he travelled to meet Sholokhov at the latter's hometown of Veshenskaya. He also published a book on Mikhail Zoshchenko. Murphy died in Oxfordshire, England on 15 May 2017, at the age of 94.

Murphy grew up in Mayo and played rugby for Corrib RFC. He moved from Corrib to Galwegians to play in the All-Ireland League. Murphy's form with Galwegians earned him a development contract with Connacht ahead of the 2012–13 season. Before his first season with the province began Murphy suffered an injury, tearing cartilage in his knee.

Murphy made his Connacht senior team debut on 22 February 2013, starting at inside centre against Welsh side Cardiff Blues in the 2012–13 Pro12, and played the full 80 minutes as Connacht came out winners by a score of 22–26. Before making his debut, Murphy had featured for the provinces's second tier developmental side, the Connacht Eagles, in the semi-professional British and Irish Cup. Murphy went on to make another six appearances for the senior side in the league campaign, all of these coming as starts.

Murphy made only one senior appearance for Connacht the following season, with that coming in the 2013–14 Pro12 against Benetton Treviso. In April 2014, it was announced that Murphy was one of a number of plays who would not have their contracts renewed, and he would leave the province at the end of the season.

Born in Clonakilty, County Cork, Murphy first played for the Clonakilty club at juvenile and underage levels. In 1996 he was club captain when the team won the county senior championship.

Murphy made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he was selected for the Cork minor team. He enjoyed one championship season with the minor team, culminating with the winning of an All-Ireland medal in 1991. Murphy subsequently joined the Cork under-21, winning an All-Ireland medal in 1994. By this stage he had joined the Cork senior team after making his debut during the 1993 championship. An All-Ireland runner-up in his debut season, Murphy won three Munster medals.