Mick Murphy

Mick Murphy was a musician who played at Alec Gilroy's Irish night at the Rovers Return Inn in December 1996.

Alec asked Vera Duckworth if he could arrange an Irish night with traditional acts, including Mick and his band. Vera agreed and decided not to tell the landlord, her husband Jack Duckworth, about the arrangement.

A few weeks after the Irish night, Mick returned to the Rovers and asked Jack if he could speak to Alec, who he believed to be the landlord. Jack corrected Mick and told him that Alec hadn't been landlord for four years. Mick refused to believe this and told Jack he should have been at his Irish night a fortnight ago, calling it a 'hell of a night'.

Jack later confronted Vera about Alec, asking why she had kept quiet about the event and Alec's involvement with the Rovers. Vera denied Jack's allegations, claiming that Mick must have been drunk.