Con Murphy: a loyal and steadfast GAA servant

THE redevelopment of the Cork Athletic Grounds into a modern stadium in 1976 is justifiably regarded as one of Con Murphy’s most enduring legacies to the GAA in Cork, which he served faithfully for close on 70 years.

He was the man most closely with the project, as the board’s then honorary secretary, and he had the added honour of performing the official opening ceremony as GAA president, just a few months after being elected at Congress in Ennis.

In January 1974 it was decided to modernise the old ground, and Murphy told county board delegates: “We have reached the most challenging situation the board and the GAA in Cork has ever faced.”