Murphy's Ice Cream
IndustryRetail and wholesale
Founded2000; 25 years ago (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 cattle[2] 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

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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.[6][7] 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]

References

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  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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