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Mon 04 Apr 2007Tributes to a life of dedicationDeath of Con Murphy:Tributes have been paid to the former GAA president Con Murphy, who died in Cork yesterday aged 84. He had continued to be active in the association after his presidency but had been unwell recently and missed the annual congress in KilkennyThrough decades of involvement he served as a top-class hurler, referee and administrator. He was also a former member of the RTÉ Authority.