The Irish have a long history of heading Down Under to start a new life for themselves and Catherine Murphy is no different.
The Cavan woman emigrated to Melbourne 15 years ago and set about making a name for herself in Australia. The Irish woman didn’t shed her accent to fit into the mould as she chats Aussie Rules with the best of them.
Although she worked in sports in Ireland before heading to Oz in 2006, she tells EVOKE that she was slightly out of her depth when she arrived. ‘It was a very steep learning curve from a work point of view.
I was working with Fox Footy Channel when I first moved to Australia. I thought I knew a bit about Aussie Rules football because I’d watched the International Rules Series, but I quickly found out I had
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