Eoin Murchan

{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1996)}}

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|name = Eoin Murchan

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|occupation = Financial consultant

|birth_date = 1996

|birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

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|sport = Gaelic football

|code = Football

|county = Dublin

|province = Leinster

|club = Na Fianna

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|colleges = University College Dublin

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|icyears = 2017–present

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Eoin Murchan (born 1996) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Na Fianna club and at senior level for the Dublin county team.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-s-regeneration-process-doesn-t-lack-for-detail-1.3571432 |title =Dublin's regeneration process doesn't lack for detail|date=21 July 2018|work=Irish Times|accessdate=31 August 2018}}

Murchan did not start the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, which finished in a draw.{{cite news|first=Paul|last=Dollery|url=https://www.the42.ie/2019-all-ireland-sfc-final-liveblog-4791372-Sep2019/|title=As it happened: Dublin v Kerry, All-Ireland Senior Football Final|work=The42.ie|date=1 September 2019|accessdate=1 September 2019}} He was then named from the start in the replay and scored a goal straight from the second-half throw-in by racing straight for the Kerry goal, hitting the ball into the right corner of the net.{{cite news|first=Gavan|last=Casey|url=https://www.the42.ie/dublin-v-kerry-liveblog-2-4809890-Sep2019/|title=As it happened: Dublin v Kerry, All-Ireland SFC Final Replay|work=The42.ie|date=14 September 2019|accessdate=14 September 2019}} Joe Brolly later described Murchan's goal as "arguably the most important moment in the history of Dublin football".{{cite news|first=Joe|last=Brolly|authorlink=Joe Brolly|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/joe-brolly-kerry-had-a-very-different-very-clever-plan-for-the-replay-but-dublin-dismantled-them-anyway-38521542.html|title=Kerry asked different questions but this group of greats has all the answers|work=Sunday Independent|date=22 September 2019|accessdate=22 September 2019}} Murchan received The Throw-In's final Rising Star award of the competition as a result.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/the-throw-in/the-throwin-jim-gavin-has-achieved-what-mick-odwyer-and-brian-cody-couldnt-do-38502486.html|title=Jim Gavin has achieved what Mick O'Dwyer and Brian Cody couldn't do|newspaper=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=16 September 2019|accessdate=16 September 2019}}

Murchan is a pianist.{{cite news|url=https://www.dublinlive.ie/sport/gaa/eoin-murchan-dublin-gaa-piano-19169866|title=Dublin star Eoin Murchan shows there's nothing he can't do as he performs cracking piano cover of Still DRE|date=26 October 2020}}