Na Fianna band of brothers helped AJ Murphy through toughest days

AJ Murphy of Na Fianna celebrates at the end of the All-Ireland club final. Pic: ©INPHO/Ken Sutton

Bittersweet. The full swirl of emotions. Not all of them sunny. AJ Murphy, even while surfing the happiest day of his hurling career, was never going to forget his absent sister. That it was the happiest day of his hurling career made her absence all the more pronounced.

Rachel, AJ’s younger sister, passed away in May of 2023 after a short, unexpected illness. She had just turned 21.