Paul Murphy (Derry Gaelic footballer)

Paul Murphy is a Gaelic footballer from County Derry, born on 20 September 1979, who plays inter-county football for Derry and club football for St Canice's, Dungiven. He usually lines out in the half forward line for Derry and at midfield for his club. He made his Derry debut in 1998 and was called back into the panel during the 2000 and 2001 National Football League. He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League by beating Kerry in the final, and Derry finished runners-up in the Dr McKenna Cup in 2005 and 2008. With Dungiven he won the Derry Senior Football Championship in 1997 and the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship in the same year, before the club lost the All-Ireland Club Championship semi-final to Corofin of Galway.