GAA icon Con Murphy laid to rest as the nation mourns

GAA icon Con Murphy gave his life to the association, mourners at his funeral were told yesterday.

From the moment he began playing with his beloved Valley Rovers in Innishannon, Co Cork, to his elevation to GAA president, in 1976, and to his death last Sunday, Con Murphy gave “every inch of his heart” to the association, chief celebrant and family friend, said Canon Micheál Ó Dalaigh.

After religion and family, Con loved the GAA.