Light goes out in Irish journalismas ‘all-rounder’ Johnny Murphy dies

A bright light went out yesterday in Irish sport and news journalism with the death after a brief illness of one of its best known practitioners — John A Murphy.

Light goes out in Irish journalismas ‘all-rounder’ Johnny Murphy dies
Thu, 14 Feb, 2013 - 00:00
Ray Ryan

The passing of the 71-year-old journalist from Western Bay, Dungarvan, Co Waterford, is mourned by his family and friends and by colleagues countrywide.

Johnny Murphy, as he was known to all, was a sportswriter, news reporter and columnist with what is now the Irish Examiner, and its sister papers, the Evening Echo and the Waterford News and Star.

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