Niall Murphy (runner)

Niall Murphy is an Irish long-distance and cross country runner.

Career

Murphy is from County Clare and a member of Ennis Track Club. He was runner-up at the Senior boys race at the All-Ireland Schools Cross Country Championships in Waterford in March 2023, finishing behind Jonas Stafford. He was a gold medalist representing Ireland at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in the men's under-20 team race, alongside Nick Griggs and Stafford, and was the second Irish finisher with ninth overall, one place ahead of Stafford.
In December 2024, he was the second Irish finisher in the men's under-23 race at the 2024 European Cross Country Championships in Antalya, Turkey, with a 23rd place finish.
Murphy was selected for the under-23 race at the 2025 European Cross Country Championships in Portugal, in December 2025. He had a tenth place finish in Lagoa to score for Ireland as they won the team gold medal in the under-23 race with Griggs winning the individual race and Callum Morgan placing eighth.