Deirdre Murphy tackles concussion issue

After graduating from college and stepping out into the big, bad world, Dublin’s Deirdre Murphy opted to take up a role in tackling one of modern sport’s most serious concerns.

Concussion was, for a time, if not quite a taboo topic in Gaelic games, but certainly one that was not afforded the attention it deserved. Gradually, that appears to be changing, but working at the frontline, 22-year-old Murphy recognises the need for awareness to be spread among players and coaches.

The St Brigid’s clubwoman has for the past two months been working for Headway, a specialist brain-injury rehabilitation service, shadowing a psychologist since finishing her degree in DCU.