Michael Murphy | |
|---|---|
| Born | Castlebar,County Mayo, Ireland |
| Occupations | 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 forRTÉ and is considered "one of the most popular voices on radio".[3]
Murphy is fromCastlebar,County Mayo, and has lectured atSt. Vincent's University Hospital andUniversity College Dublin (UCD).[3] He was diagnosed withprostate 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 to 2010, which was shortlisted for the 2010Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Awards.[4] In June 2011, Murphy registered acivil partnership with his partner of 26 years, Terry O'Sullivan, a psychotherapist, at a ceremony in Dublin.[1]