WEDNESDAY brought confirmation of the rumblings around a sensational return to the inter-county fold for Michael Murphy. His impending return for the 2025 season will be a shot in the arm for Jim McGuinness and Co. Not that they overly needed one either as they did win the Ulster Championship in year one of McGuinness' Donegal 2.
0. They also ran Galway very close in an All-Ireland semi-final so with Murphy back amongst their ranks, they'll be a trendy pick for Sam Maguire next year. Here, SunSport takes a look into the Glenswilly man's life beyond Gaelic Games.
He has a job befitting such a legend of Donegal sport as he is Head of Sport at ATU Donegal - short for Atlantic Technological University Donegal. Its campus is in Letterkenny. According to his LinkedIn page, he's held that role since May 2021.
He combines that position with running his own business as he has operated a sportswear shop for over a decade. His own college background comprises of a stint at DCU from 2009-2013 where he studied to become a PE and biology teacher along with a post-grad from Ulster University in 2020 in Sports and Exercise Psychology. He tied the knot with partner Annie Keeney at the back end of 2023.
They did it in style too amid the beautiful backdrop of Florence, Italy. The couple had been engaged since Christmas 2021 . The man mountain full-forward is 35.
There should still be plenty left in the tank as by all accounts he remains one of the best players in Donegal club football. He scored.
