Tommy Murphy so proud to play his part in Carlow rising

Tommy Murphy never took a drink in his life, but three and a half decades as PRO of Carlow GAA brought him through the front doors of a lot of pubs. He saw one-liners based on Gaelic games floor more men than bad whiskey.

“After matches in a pub, lads would be talking about what they’d do on the field and what they wouldn’t do, the All-Irelands they could have won and nearly won, and some oul’ lad at the counter with the flat cap crossways on his head would level them all with one comment.