Derek Murray (Gaelic footballer)
Irish Gaelic footballer
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Derek Murray is an Irish Gaelic footballer who has played for the Clondalkin-based Round Towers club and for the Dublin county team. He won three Leinster Senior Football Championship titles between 2006 and 2008.[1] He is also a teacher for Clonburris National School in Clondalkin.
Club football
Derek Murray, who is from Clondalkin in Dublin, attended Moyle Park Secondary School in Clondalkin Village.[citation needed] As of 2007, Murray was playing his club football for Round Towers GAA Club in Clondalkin. His brother, Damien, was also a member of the club.[citation needed]
Inter-county career
Murray was part of the Dublin team that won the All-Ireland under-21 title in 2003.[1]
He made his debut for Dublin in the 2006 O'Byrne Cup. He was rewarded with a starting place for Dublin vs Tyrone in the first round of the 2006 Allianz National League. However, Murray did not make the 2006 All-Ireland squad. He did, however, take part in training sessions and was a Maor Uisce for Dublin's Leinster/All Ireland Championship campaign.[citation needed]
Murray regained a place on the Dublin panel for the 2007 O'Byrne Cup. He was part of the winning 2007 O'Byrne Cup team with the final finishing, in extra time, on a scoreline of 1-18 to 2-13 against Laois.[2][3] Murray was also on Dublin's winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup, in which Dublin defeated Longford in the final.[4]
Management
Murray has been part of the management team with the Dublin county ladies' football team since 2022.[1]