Irish Labour Party politician (1919–2000)
Michael Patrick Murphy (12 March 1919 – 28 October 2000) was an Irish Labour Party politician. A publican before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork West constituency at the 1951 general election.[1] He was re-elected at each subsequent election until he retired at the 1981 general election.
From 1961 he was elected for the Cork South-West constituency.[2] He was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture by the government of the Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave, serving from 1973 to 1977.[3][1] In February 1977, he was reassigned as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Fisheries, serving until May 1977.[4]
His daughter Kate Ann married John O'Donoghue, former Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry South.[5]
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