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'The winning ensured we had that time with each other': Juliet Murphy on life, legend and loss

Twenty years after Cork's breakthrough All-Ireland triumph, the former captain reflects on a glorious run and the enormous impact made by the man at the helm
'The winning ensured we had that time with each other': Juliet Murphy on life, legend and loss

GLORY DAYS: Cork captain Juliette Murphy with coach Eamonn Ryan after victory in the 2005 TG4 Ladies All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Picture credit: Damien Eagers/SPORTSFILE

The bible and a basket of breakfast pastries sit side by side. Tears and treats.

The same as Eamonn Ryan used to mark homework for Juliet Murphy before sending her back up the road from Ballingeary, I had my own spot of homework to do ahead of Wednesday morning’s class in the Montenotte Hotel.

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