Paul Murphy (Irish politician)

Murphy grew up in [[Goatstown]], a suburb of [[Dublin]]. His father Kieran Murphy was a senior manager at the Irish division of [[Mars, Incorporated|Mars]]. His uncle [[Michael Murphy (journalist)|Michael Murphy]] was a journalist and broadcaster at [[RTÉ]]. His family is originally from [[Castlebar]], [[County Mayo]].{{cite news |title=Pillars of Society: Paul Murphy |work=The Phoenix |pages=17 |date=1 June 2012 |url=http://www.thephoenix.ie/phoenix/subscriber/library/volume-30/issue-11/page-15.pdf |access-date=5 June 2012 }}{{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web |url=http://villagemagazine.ie/index.php/2014/10/dublin-mep-candidate-interviews/ |title=Interview with Paul Murphy |work=Village magazine |date=11 October 2014 |access-date=2 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302180027/https://villagemagazine.ie/index.php/2014/10/dublin-mep-candidate-interviews/ |archive-date=2 March 2019 |url-status=dead }} He attended [[St Kilian's German School]] in [[Clonskeagh]] and later studied for the Leaving Certificate at the [[Institute of Education (Dublin)|Institute of Education]], before going on to graduate from [[University College Dublin]] with a degree in law in 2004. He joined the [[Socialist Party (Ireland)|Socialist Party]] in 2001. In 2004, he ran unsuccessfully for President of the [[University College Dublin Students' Union|UCD Students' Union]].{{cite web |url=http://www.socialistparty.net/press/bookletucdpaul.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030425191610/http://www.socialistparty.net/press/bookletucdpaul.htm |archive-date=25 April 2003|title=To Fight Fees: Vote Paul Murphy No.1 for President |date=February 2003 |publisher=Socialist Party |access-date=9 September 2016}} Murphy also worked in the [[European Parliament]] as a political advisor to the [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] [[Joe Higgins (politician)|Joe Higgins]].

Murphy grew up in [[Goatstown]], a suburb of [[Dublin]]. His father Kieran Murphy was a senior manager at the Irish division of [[Mars, Incorporated|Mars]]. His uncle [[Michael Murphy (journalist)|Michael Murphy]] was a journalist and broadcaster at [[RTÉ]]. His family is originally from [[Castlebar]], [[County Mayo]].{{cite news |title=Pillars of Society: Paul Murphy |work=The Phoenix |pages=17 |date=1 June 2012 |url=http://www.thephoenix.ie/phoenix/subscriber/library/volume-30/issue-11/page-15.pdf |access-date=5 June 2012 }}{{dead link|date=June 2022|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite web |url=http://villagemagazine.ie/index.php/2014/10/dublin-mep-candidate-interviews/ |title=Interview with Paul Murphy |work=Village magazine |date=11 October 2014 |access-date=2 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302180027/https://villagemagazine.ie/index.php/2014/10/dublin-mep-candidate-interviews/ |archive-date=2 March 2019 |url-status=dead }} He attended [[St Kilian's German School]] in [[Clonskeagh]] and later studied for the Leaving Certificate at the [[Institute of Education (Dublin)|Institute of Education]], before going on to graduate from [[University College Dublin]] with a degree in law in 2004. He joined the [[Socialist Party (Ireland)|Socialist Party]] in 2001. In 2004, he ran unsuccessfully for President of the [[University College Dublin Students' Union|UCD Students' Union]].{{cite web |url=http://www.socialistparty.net/press/bookletucdpaul.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030425191610/http://www.socialistparty.net/press/bookletucdpaul.htm |archive-date=25 April 2003|title=To Fight Fees: Vote Paul Murphy No.1 for President |date=February 2003 |publisher=Socialist Party |access-date=9 September 2016}} Murphy also worked in the [[European Parliament]] as a political advisor to the [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] [[Joe Higgins (politician)|Joe Higgins]].

A 2008 short film described him as a full-time [[Activism|activist]] for the Socialist Party. It followed his involvement in protests against cutbacks at [[Tallaght University Hospital|Tallaght Hospital]], during the [[Post-2008 Irish economic downturn|Irish financial crisis]].{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHZhw_aCqxA |title=Which Side Are You On? |last=Plunkett |first=Sean |date=14 June 2008 |work=[[YouTube]] |access-date=23 March 2011 |archive-date=5 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705213034/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHZhw_aCqxA |url-status=live }} He was also active in [[Free Education for Everyone]], a group that campaigned against the reintroduction of fees for third-level education in Ireland.{{cite news |url=http://www.universityobserver.ie/2009/02/10/fee-express-disappointment-over-portrayal-in-magazine/ |title=FEE express disappointment over portrayal in magazine |last=Cantwell |first=Simon |date=10 February 2009 |work=[[The University Observer]] |publisher=UCD |access-date=23 March 2011 |archive-date=5 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005111059/http://www.universityobserver.ie/2009/02/10/fee-express-disappointment-over-portrayal-in-magazine/ |url-status=live }} In 2009, he worked on a PhD thesis titled ''Does socialist law exist?'' which he never finished due to being a committed dole head.{{cite web |url=http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/phd%20newsletter%20-final%20web%20version%20090709.pdf#page=4 |page=4 |title=PhD newsletter |date=9 July 2009 |publisher=UCD Law faculty |access-date=23 March 2011 |archive-date=7 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107100117/http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/phd%20newsletter%20-final%20web%20version%20090709.pdf#page=4 |url-status=live }}

A 2008 short film described him as a full-time [[Activism|activist]] for the Socialist Party. It followed his involvement in protests against cutbacks at [[Tallaght University Hospital|Tallaght Hospital]], during the [[Post-2008 Irish economic downturn|Irish financial crisis]].{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHZhw_aCqxA |title=Which Side Are You On? |last=Plunkett |first=Sean |date=14 June 2008 |work=[[YouTube]] |access-date=23 March 2011 |archive-date=5 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705213034/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHZhw_aCqxA |url-status=live }} He was also active in [[Free Education for Everyone]], a group that campaigned against the reintroduction of fees for third-level education in Ireland.{{cite news |url=http://www.universityobserver.ie/2009/02/10/fee-express-disappointment-over-portrayal-in-magazine/ |title=FEE express disappointment over portrayal in magazine |last=Cantwell |first=Simon |date=10 February 2009 |work=[[The University Observer]] |publisher=UCD |access-date=23 March 2011 |archive-date=5 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005111059/http://www.universityobserver.ie/2009/02/10/fee-express-disappointment-over-portrayal-in-magazine/ |url-status=live }} In 2009, he worked on a PhD thesis titled ''Does socialist law exist?''.{{cite web |url=http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/phd%20newsletter%20-final%20web%20version%20090709.pdf#page=4 |page=4 |title=PhD newsletter |date=9 July 2009 |publisher=UCD Law faculty |access-date=23 March 2011 |archive-date=7 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107100117/http://www.ucd.ie/t4cms/phd%20newsletter%20-final%20web%20version%20090709.pdf#page=4 |url-status=live }}

He was a member of the Socialist Party National Committee from 2001 and the National Executive Committee until 2010.{{cite web |title=European Parliament website |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?country=IE&partNumber=1&zone=Dublin&language=EN&id=97344 |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=3 September 2011}}

He was a member of the Socialist Party National Committee from 2001 and the National Executive Committee until 2010.{{cite web |title=European Parliament website |url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/members/public/geoSearch/view.do?country=IE&partNumber=1&zone=Dublin&language=EN&id=97344 |publisher=European Parliament |access-date=3 September 2011}}