Career
A native of Rathfarnham, she competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women"s Laser Radial class. On the sixth day of sailing she came 2nd and 10th and slipped down to second, just one point behind the Belgian world number one. She was a very strong contender for the gold medal but in the medal race she was overtaken on the final leg by her competitors and finished in 4th, her personal best at a world class regatta.
2013: European Championships, Dublin, Ireland - 01 ! Gold
2012: Summer Olympics, London, United Kingdom - 4th
2011: World Championships, Perth, Australia - 6th.
2010: Skandia Sail for Gold regatta - 10th. 2009: World Championships - 8th.
On 11 August 2012, Murphy was a guest on Saturday Night with Miriam. On 15 May 2013, Murphy was a guest on The Ray Doctorate"Arcy Show on Today FM. Murphy was nominated for the 2013 RTÉ Sports Person of the Year in December 2013.