Ed Murphy made his name, and his money, in franchising.  Having returned to Ireland in 1992 following stints in the UK, Australia and the US, the Wexford native teamed up with the businessman Michael Kearney. Kearney, who would later become the manager for the Irish rugby team, had established Snap Printing a few years earlier, and Murphy joined as an equity partner and chief executive. In the years that followed, it became the most successful print franchise company in any country, giving birth to a host of millionaire franchisees.  In 2005, the two men later brought the franchise for Home…

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