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Down GAA mourns All-Ireland-winning player and coach John Murphy

Glowing tributes have been paid to a man described as one of the county’s “favourite sons”.

Down GAA mourns All-Ireland-winning player and coach John Murphy

Thu, 21 May, 2020 - 17:43

John Fogarty

John Murphy pictured last June. Photo: INPHO/James Crombie

The death has occurred of Down’s All-Ireland SFC winning player and selector John Murphy.

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