Get the man off the auto-cue and it is comedy gold. Peter O’Mahony was in top form, in his role as Rugby Players Ireland chairperson, as the players body held their annual awards ceremony at the Clayton Hotel, in Dublin, on Wednesday. The Munster captain was joined at the event by teammate Jack Crowley, who […]

3 years ago

“All that pressure he was under, and there he is dropping me in dog food he’d thought to pick up on the way back from Limerick.” We are days out from Ireland taking on New Zealand at a sold-out Aviva Stadium, when a tribute song to the late Anthony Foley will be launched in from […]

4 years ago

“You never knew where you stood with him. He was the alpha male all the time.” At the age of 20, after both he and Ian Dowling impressed in some Munster U21 trials, Murphy was drafted in to train with the senior squad. In the four previous seasons, Munster had reached two European Cup semis […]

6 years ago

“When I look back, he’s always the first person that almost pops into my head.” Anthony Foley was a lot of things to a lot of people, even those who never personally knew the man. Barry Murphy played four seasons with Foley, at Munster, and maintained their friendship after his former captain hung up his […]

6 years ago

“The Limerick Leader had a headline, ‘A Star Is Born’. In the back of my head, I was so jealous!” Barry Murphy was in the guest’s chair for our House of Rugby Season Two finalé but he was delighted to have his dad, Mick, and Keith Earls drop by to share some stories. With the […]

6 years ago

“He was so small and we were these fat rugby players. I thought he must be looking at us like we’re idiots.” During his recent appearance on The Late Late Show, former Manchester United and Ireland captain Roy Keane was introduced to avid United fan Daragh Curley. The 10-year-old from Donegal had been invited on […]

6 years ago