He has worked in the Irish Health Service since 1998. Prior to that Mr. Murphy worked in the Forensic services in the NHS. Mr. Murphy was appointed as Lead for Older People Services, HSE West in 2005. He also has the lead responsibility for the national Elder Abuse programme and is chair of the National Elder Abuse Steering Committee. He is currently employed as the Integrated Services Area Manager for Mayo. Mr Murphy has an MBA and a Masters in Human Resource management.