Train-fall injury a factor in death 30 years later

A brain injury sustained by a former League of Ireland footballer when he fell from a speeding train 30 years ago was a contributory factor in his recent death, an inquest has heard.

Father-of-two Joseph Murphy, 57, was residing at St Glady’s nursing home, Harold’s Cross, Dublin 6, for the final four years of his life. Previously, he had lived a full and independent life, despite the catastrophic head injury, which left him in a coma for five months in 1986.

An electrician, Mr Murphy was offered contract work in the UK, where he was invited to play football with a club, as part of the deal.