Apr 11, 2025
Father Paul Murphy Hugs 17-Year-Old Boy Who Stabbed Him Multiple Times at Renmore Barracks in Galway
The violent stabbing of Father Paul Murphy at Renmore Barracks in Galway in August 2023 shocked the nation. A dedicated army chaplain and long-serving member of the Irish Defence Forces, Fr Murphy was ambushed by a 16-year-old boy wielding a hunting knife, in an attack later deemed to be motivated by radical ideology. Despite enduring seven stab wounds, and being left with lasting physical and…