Murphy delighted to be part and parcel of Conran’s team

HE has proved himself one of the top hurling referees of modern times, with four All-Ireland senior appointments to his credit.

Right now, Dickie Murphy's chances of getting a fifth next month are somewhere between reasonable and none. It all depends on how Wexford get on against Cork in next Sunday's semi-final, in which he will be heavily involved on the sideline as part of John Conran's management team, along with former star Martin Quigley.

Dickie, a postman in Enniscorthy, previously acted as a selector at minor level back in the 80's and more recently worked with Conran when the Rathnure man was in charge of the U21 side.