Boxing coach Albie Murphy to get plaque

A plaque is being unveiled to one of Ireland’s greatest Olympic coaches — Albie Murphy — at Bishop Lucey Park in Cork today.

Albie, who died in 1989, boxed with the famed Sunnyside Boxing Club on Blarney Street in the city and was coach to the Irish Olympic boxing team in 1988. He coached holder of six national titles, Kieran Joyce who represented Ireland at the LA Olympics in 1984 and at Seoul in 1988. He also trained the holder of five national titles, Paul Buttimer who represented Ireland at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics .

Eight years later, Albie was coaching Michael Roche who was Ireland’s only boxer at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and held four national titles. He also coached Gordon Joyce who won a senior national title at aged just 17.