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Murphy's Ice Cream

Murphy's Ice Cream is a food company based in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland. It uses the milk of Kerry cattle and serves coffees as well as ice creams and desserts. Seán and Kieran Murphy started Murphys Ice Cream in Dingle in 2000 with the goal of making the "best ice cream in the world". They make a range of usual and unusual flavours, including brown bread and sea salt.

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Murphy's Ice Cream
IndustryRetail and wholesale
Founded2000 (2000) in Dingle, Ireland
HeadquartersDingle, Ireland,
Key people
Seán Murphy and Kieran Murphy
€496,627 (2024)1
Websitemurphysicecream.ie

Murphy's Ice Cream is a food company based in Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland. It uses the milk of Kerry cattle2 and serves coffees as well as ice creams and desserts.3 Seán and Kieran Murphy started Murphys Ice Cream in Dingle in 2000 with the goal of making the "best ice cream in the world".4 They make a range of usual and unusual flavours, including brown bread and sea salt.5

Expansions

In 2003, Murphy's Ice Cream expanded into a new production facility and began supplying local restaurants and shops. In 2005, Murphy's Ice Cream opened a second shop on Main Street in Killarney. In 2006, Murphy's Ice Cream began using milk from local cattle in Kerry.67 It expanded into the Chinese market in 2024, expanding to three outlets in Dalian in 2025.8 In Ireland, it now has shops in Dingle, Dublin, Killarney, Dublin and Cork, and its products are sold in supermarkets nationwide.9

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References

  1. "China expansion helps Murphy's Ice Cream to tasty profits". RTÉ. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  2. "Murphys Ice Cream - Homepage". murphysicecream.ie. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. "Murphys Ice Cream & Cafe | Dingle Georgina Campbell Guides". Ireland-Guide.com. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. "Meet the Foodies...Murphy's Ice Cream". RTÉ. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  5. "A sweet taste of the sea". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. Costello, Rose (14 August 2018). "Vanilla ice cream: Ireland's is the cream of the crop". The Irish Times. p. 13 (Health & Family section).
  7. "The Kerry Cattle Society - Preserving The Rare Dairy Breed of Kerry Cows". kerrycattle.ie. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. "China expansion helps Murphy's Ice Cream to tasty profits". RTÉ. 28 August 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
  9. "Stockists". Murphy's Ice Cream. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
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