Culture That Made Me: Ciarán Murphy of Second Captains picks his touchstones 

Obviously there are a few sports-related picks, but Murphy is also a fan of classic films and Salman Rushdie 
Culture That Made Me: Ciarán Murphy of Second Captains picks his touchstones 

Ciarán Murphy of Second Captains. Picture: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times

Born in 1982, Ciarán Murphy grew up in Milltown, Co Galway. In 2004, he joined Newstalk radio station, working for almost a decade on the Off the Ball show. 

He is a co-founder and host of the successful Second Captains podcast, which originated in 2013. His book This is the Life: Days and Nights in the GAA is published by Penguin Ireland.

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