Art of Affection: Colm Murphy on his love of painting

Colm Murphy, of a renowned Cork arts family, used to travel the world as bodhrán player with Dé Dannan, but these days he’s happiest fishing and observing bird life, writes Ellie O’Byrne.

One morning, an elderly teacher was preparing to leave her house in one of Cork’s tucked-away leafy Georgian terraces. As she stepped out the door, clutching her bag and books, a limousine pulled up to her front door.