Counihan: Murphy one of the greats

Conor Counihan has hailed retired ace Nicholas Murphy as “one of Cork’s greatest ever midfield players”.

Murphy, 34, has officially called time on his inter-county career, which began way back in 1997.

He had the rare distinction of picking up provincial winners’ medals across three different decades and was a key player in the All-Ireland success of 2010, coming on as the team’s first substitute in the final win over Down.