Murray has spent the last decade with Special Olympics Ireland, and served as head of delegation for the 2011 World Games in Athens.

She should, therefore, fit perfectly into her new role of supporting Nancy Chillingworth, the performance director in "developing and implementing Paralympics Ireland annual performance plan and team development plan in the build up to Rio 2016."

Murray will also be responsible for organising Paralympics Ireland's multisport training camps programme which will begin in March 2014 and continue until the Rio 2016 holding camp

Ireland enjoyed their best Paralympic Games since Seoul 1988 in London, with their 49 strong team winning 16 medals including, including eight gold.

Leading the way were runners Michael McKillop, who took both the 800 and 1500 metres titles in the T37 category, as well as sprinter Jason Smyth, who won the 100m and 200m T13 events.

Sprinter Jason Smyth won two of Ireland's eight gold medals at London 2012...Murray's appointment is aimed to raise that total further at Rio 2016


Another double gold medalist was cyclist Mark Rohan, while swimming and equestrian were other sports to produce podium finishes.

Murray's appointment forms part of an aim to increase the medal haul further as well as to expand the range of sports in which medals were won.