Ex-Kilkenny star blown away by reaction to Proclamation reading

Four-time Kilkenny All-Ireland winner Paul Murphy learned the Proclamation of the Irish Republic by heart.

Captain Paul Murphy, from Kilkenny, reads the Proclamation at the ceremony marking the anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising, outside the GPO. PIC: Conor Ó Mearáin / Collins Photo Agency

Former Kilkenny star Paul Murphy has been blown away by the reaction to his stirring delivery of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic.

Murphy, a Captain in the Defence Forces, gave the pitch perfect oration at the annual Easter Rising commemoration in front of the GPO in Dublin on Sunday.