Michael Murphy | |
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Born |
Castlebar,
County Mayo, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation(s) | Newsreader, psychoanalyst, author |
Employer | RTÉ |
Partner(s) | Terry O'Sullivan ( civil union, 2011) |
Website | http://www.michaelmurphyauthor.com |
Michael Murphy (born 1947) [1] is an Irish journalist, newsreader, psychoanalyst and author. [2] He works for RTÉ and is considered "one of the most popular voices on radio". [3]
Murphy is from Castlebar, County Mayo, and has lectured at St. Vincent's University Hospital and University College Dublin (UCD). [3] He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2007. [1] He published his autobiography, At Five in the Afternoon: My Battle with Male Cancer, in 2009. [3] He presented a television series called The Big Story 2 6 week part series from 2009-2010, which was shortlisted for the 2010 Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards. [4] In June 2011, Murphy registered a civil partnership with his partner of 26 years, Terry O'Sullivan, a psychotherapist, at a ceremony in Dublin. [1]
Michael Murphy | |
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Born |
Castlebar,
County Mayo, Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Occupation(s) | Newsreader, psychoanalyst, author |
Employer | RTÉ |
Partner(s) | Terry O'Sullivan ( civil union, 2011) |
Website | http://www.michaelmurphyauthor.com |
Michael Murphy (born 1947) [1] is an Irish journalist, newsreader, psychoanalyst and author. [2] He works for RTÉ and is considered "one of the most popular voices on radio". [3]
Murphy is from Castlebar, County Mayo, and has lectured at St. Vincent's University Hospital and University College Dublin (UCD). [3] He was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2007. [1] He published his autobiography, At Five in the Afternoon: My Battle with Male Cancer, in 2009. [3] He presented a television series called The Big Story 2 6 week part series from 2009-2010, which was shortlisted for the 2010 Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards. [4] In June 2011, Murphy registered a civil partnership with his partner of 26 years, Terry O'Sullivan, a psychotherapist, at a ceremony in Dublin. [1]