Tom Murphy, RIP
September 10, 2012Mr Murphy died on Friday night just weeks after developing the rare Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease (CJD).
A club spokesperson told The Irish Independent: "It is a devastating loss. He was very, very well liked. People are very shocked and upset."
A father of four, the late Mr Murphy was a native of Sligo where his family are heavily involved in Tubbercurry GAA club and his brother was chairman of the Sligo County Board.
Some fixtures involving the south Dublin club over the weekend were postponed as a mark of respect to the late Mr Murphy but the 40th annual Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Hurling Sevens competition went ahead as planned on Saturday.
The club's hurling chairman Peter Walsh paid tribute to Mr Murphy while addressing the competing teams.
"Even as we celebrate this great competition, today we do so with some sadness due to the untimely death of our club chairman Tom Murphy very late on Friday night.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this very difficult time."
Mr Murphy was a solicitor and partner in the Dublin city centre practice of Hughes Murphy & Company since 1987. He had been chairman of Kilmacud Crokes for the past two years.
He is survived by his wife Katrina, daughters Nicola and Bronagh, sons Sean and James, parents Tommy and Christina, and his brothers and sisters.
His funeral will take place on Wednesday after 10am Mass at the Church of St Therese in Mount Merrion. Tweet
