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Kilkenny goalkeeper Eoin Murphy retires after 16 years in senior hurling

Four-time All-Ireland winner Eoin Murphy has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling following a decorated 16-year career with Kilkenny.

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Kilkenny goalkeeper Eoin Murphy has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling, irishexaminer.com reported. The 36-year-old player from the Glenmore club steps away after a 16-year career with the county senior panel. [1]

According to irishexaminer.com, Murphy made his senior debut for Kilkenny in 2012 and became the first-choice goalkeeper in 2013. During his career, he won four All-Ireland titles, four All-Stars, 10 Leinster senior hurling titles, and five Division 1 titles. [1]

The irishexaminer.com report noted that Murphy secured All-Ireland final victories in 2014 and 2015 against Tipperary and Galway, respectively. Injuries had affected his match appearances in recent years. [1]

The Kilkenny county hurling team is governed by Kilkenny GAA and competes in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, and the National Hurling League. Historically, Kilkenny is the most successful team at the senior level in hurling. [6]

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In short

  • Eoin Murphy has announced his retirement from inter-county hurling after 16 years with Kilkenny.
  • The 36-year-old Glenmore player won four All-Ireland titles and four All-Stars during his career.
  • Murphy made his senior debut in 2012 and became Kilkenny's first-choice goalkeeper in 2013.
  • He secured All-Ireland final wins in 2014 against Tipperary and in 2015 against Galway.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Kilkenny hurling great Eoin Murphy announces retirement after 16 yearsirishexaminer.com, 12h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Kilkenny hurling great Eoin Murphy announces retirement after 16 yearsBreakingNews.ie, 12h ago
  3. [3]Kilkenny's Eoin Murphy to retire from inter-county hurlingBeat102103.com, 11h ago
  4. [4]Eoin Murphy Announces Retirement from Inter-County HurlingKilkenny GAA, 12h ago
  5. [5]Four-time All-Ireland winning Kilkenny goalkeeper Eoin Murphy announces retirement from inter-county gameIrish Independent, 11h ago

Background

  1. [6]Kilkenny county hurling team on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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