"And at the end of the day, we wouldn't have a St Patrick's Day Parade only for St Patrick.
"It is a feast day - it is a national feast day - and I just felt it was one crucial aspect to the parade that was left out."
The city representative said he feels we are in danger of forgetting what the day itself is about.
Waterford was the first place in Ireland to hold a parade in honour of Ireland's patron saint back in 1903 and Councillor Murphy says it's a tradition to be very proud of.
The Bishop would normally offer a prayer before the festivities got underway on the day but Councillor Murphy told Déise Today that that also didn't happen:
"It was always a very open and ecumenical prayer. A very broad prayer that I don't think anyone could take any issue with. But that didn't happen either.
"I just wonder are we moving from St Patrick's Day, to Patrick's Day, to Paddy's Day, to something that is now a festival - which is great, we all love festivals - but we're getting away from the core of what St Patrick's Day is all about."
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