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Donegal manager Jim McGuinness and Michael Murphy

Unbroken bonds - McGuinness and Murphy back in tandem

Few manager/player relationships in the GAA can compare to the strength of bond between Jim McGuiness and Michael Murphy. The Donegal legends are reunited and on the cusp of more All-Ireland glory.

Football • 27 Jul

13 July 2025; Donegal players Michael Murphy, right, and Dáire Ó Baoill after their side's victory in the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-final match between Meath and Donegal at Croke Park in Dublin. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfil

McGuinness dismisses fears around Murphy's fitness

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness insists his talisman Michael Murphy is not an injury concern ahead of Sunday week's All-Ireland football final against Kerry.

Football • 16 Jul

12 June 2025; PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for May in hurling, Cian Lynch of Limerick, and PwC GPA Player of the Month for May in camogie, Niamh Rockett of Waterford, with their awards at PwC offices in Limerick today. Photo by Shauna Clinton/Sportsfil

Hogan, Lynch, Murphy and Rockett scoop May awards

Waterford duo Niamh Rockett and Kellyann Hogan are the May winners of the PwC GPA Women's Player of the Month awards for camogie and football, with Limerick talisman Cian Lynch and Donegal's Michael Murphy named the PwC GAA/GPA Hurler and Footballer of the month respectively.

Football • 12 Jun

Michael Murphy with the Anglo-Celt Cup in the dressing room

'Brilliant' to be back for days like these - Murphy

Michael Murphy branded Donegal's gripping Ulster final triumph over Armagh as "brilliant" as he savoured his first provincial medal since making his comeback.

Football • 10 May

'We have to try and get him ready. He's no different from any other player'

McGuinness: Great to have 'leader' Murphy back in fold

Donegal manager Jim McGuinness said he was delighted to have "a leader like that amongst us" after Michael Murphy made his return to competitive inter-county action after a two-and-a-half year absence.

Football • 17 Feb

Michael Murphy is back in Donegal colours

Murphy has everything to be Donegal's two-point king

The return of one of the greatest footballers of all time has been overshadowed this weekend by the excitement and anticipation around Gaelic football's new rules. However, the two are intertwined.

Football • 25 Jan

Michael Murphy last played for Donegal in 2022

Six of the best: GAA player comebacks

Following the news that Michael Murphy is returning to the Donegal footballers next season, RTÉ Sport looks at six of the most successful player second acts in modern Gaelic games history.

Football • 06 Nov 24

Michael Murphy captained Donegal to their second All-Ireland SFC title in 2012

Murphy to make Donegal comeback at 35

Three-time All-Star forward Michael Murphy is set for a sensational return to the Donegal senior footballers for the 2025 season.

Football • 06 Nov 24

Paris marked Ellen Keane's fifth and final Games

Paris 2024: Keane and Murphy to be closing flagbearers

Ellen Keane and Michael Murphy have been confirmed as the Team Ireland flagbearers for Sunday's Paralympics closing ceremony.

Paralympics • 06 Sep 24

Paris 2024: Paralympics Day 6 recap - bronze evening

There was plenty of action on Day 6 of the Paralympics, with swimming equestrian and athletics all involving Irish Paralympians.

Paralympics • 03 Sep 24

Michael Murphy

Murphy qualified for Tokyo on his previous horse, Skjoldsgaard Hipp-vo, but has partnered Cleverboy since before those Games and will aim to maintain some outstanding recent form at Paris

Equestrian • 27 Aug 24

Jim McGuinness (R) and Michael Murphy after Donegal's 2012 All-Ireland success

Murphy: Donegal return was never on the cards

Former Donegal All-Ireland winning captain Michael Murphy has said that returning to the fold was never an option despite the fanfare surrounding Jim McGuinness' reappointment.

Football • 04 Dec 23

(L-R) Silver medal winner Michael Murphy (IRL), gold medal winner Sara Morganti (ITA) and bronze medal winner Martina Benzinger (GER) share the podium

Silver for Murphy at Para Dressage European Champs

Ireland's Michael Murphy has won a silver medal at the FEI Para Dressage European Championships in Riesenbeck, Germany.

Equestrian • 09 Sep 23

Michael Murphy has taken small steps into management

Murphy keen to get qualified before any Donegal posting

Donegal stalwart Michael Murphy feels he has still too much to learn about management and coaching to even contemplate taking the reins now as county senior boss.

Football • 05 Jul 23

Michael Murphy: I knew in Clones that my time was up

Michael Murphy says his decision to retire was essentially made up in the dressing room after Donegal's loss to Armagh in June and stresses the managerial situation in Donegal had no impact

Football • 16 Dec 22

Ryan McHugh (L) and Michael Murphy enjoyed great success together with Donegal

McHugh: There can be life in Donegal after Murphy

Donegal's Ryan McHugh has said that there is enough talent in Donegal to ensure that there can be life after Michael Murphy – even if their most famed player will prove irreplaceable.

Football • 19 Nov 22

Michael Murphy lifting Sam Maguire as Donegal captain in 2012

Donegal skipper Michael Murphy announces retirement

Donegal captain Michael Murphy has announced his decision to retire from inter-county football, ending a 15-year senior career.

Football • 17 Nov 22

Another bronze for Murphy at World Championships

Less than four days after winning his first ever World Championship medal, Ireland's Michael Murphy this morning claimed a second bronze medal, this time in the freestyle event at the World Para Dressage Championships in Herning in Denmark.

Equestrian • 14 Aug 22

Michael Murphy and his supporters celebrate in Denmark

Murphy bags bronze at Para-Dressage World Championships

Ireland's Michael Murphy has won Ireland's first medal at the ECCO FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark, where he claimed bronze with his mount Cleverboy in the Grade One competition.

Equestrian • 10 Aug 22

Shane Walsh landed a '45 for Galway against Derry, but Hawk-Eye ruled it out

Staunton: Hawk-Eye issue 'not acceptable'

RTÉ GAA pundit Cora Staunton has said that it's "not acceptable" that incorrect Hawk-Eye calls are impacting on major games in the All-Ireland Championship.

Football • 13 Jul 22

Michael Murphy was full of praise for Shane Walsh

Murphy heaps praise on 'hugely talented' Shane Walsh

While Damien Comer was named player of the match in Galway's win over Derry in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final, Michael Murphy singled out Shane Walsh's free-taking prowess as a key factor in the Tribes reaching the decider.

Football • 10 Jul 22

Ciarán Whelan: 'Maybe Donegal have to put a little more structure around the forward line and hold Michael Murphy in there (full-forward line) for longer periods.'

Whelan: Murphy tweak could send Donegal to next level

Ciarán Whelan believes that positioning Michael Murphy on the edge of the square, and resisting the temptation for him to drop deep, would have a more positive impact on Donegal's attacking threat.

GAA • 10 May 22

Tokyo 2020: 12th for Team Ireland in Dressage final

Team Ireland had to settle for 12th place in the dressage event at the Paralympic Games, where gold went Britain, ahead of The Netherlands and USA.

Paralympics • 29 Aug 21

"Both players are emblematic of the modern game."

Brilliant Murphy & O'Shea affect everyone around them

As with all great players, Michael Murphy and Sean O'Shea proved once again that their impact is not confined to what they can do themselves - more notably, everyone around them become better for their presence.

GAA • 12 Jul 21

The Donegal captain was substituted in the first-half against Down with what appeared to be a hamstring issue during his side's 2-25 to 1-12 victory on Sunday

Fitzmaurice: Donegal's Murphy gamble a calculated one

Declan Bonner's decision to start Michael Murphy at the weekend may have appeared "strange", but the logic was sound, despite the disappointing consequence, according to Eamonn Fitzmaurice.

GAA • 30 Jun 21