Retirements

[NAG1]

Richie Hogan, Kilkenny

Such a tidy player, could hurl in a phone box.

[seafoid]

Richie is such a Kilkenny hurling name. The Normans never left

[Blowitupref]

Niall Kilroy Roscommon. 

From https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2023/1019/1411843-kilroy-retires-from-roscommon-duty/

the Fuerty clubman made his football debut against Longford in 2012 and played 91 times for Roscommon, scoring 3-45 in that time.

During his time in primrose and blue, he won two Connacht championships, three Division 2 titles as well as FBD Connacht Leagues in 2018 and 2019.

Kilroy also represented the Roscommon hurlers at various stages, making a surprise return for the latter stages of their 2020 Christy Ring campaign while he also played for Ireland in their under-21 shinty international against Scotland in 2012.

"Playing for Roscommon has been an immense honour for me. My childhood dream was to play for my county in Croke Park and I was lucky enough to do this in both football and hurling," Kilroy said.

[Rossfan]

Best wishes on your Retirement Killer.
A small man but a big heart and a great role model for any young lad.

[Blowitupref]

Tyrone full-back Ronan McNamee has has become the first member of the 2021 All-Ireland winning team to retire from the inter-county game.

The All Star full back also won three Ulster Championships in a 12 year Tyrone senior career, which began in the cauldron of the 2012 qualifier defeat by Kerry in Killarney. Over the past decade and turned out for the Red Hand men on 133 occasions.

[trueblue1234]

Tyrone full-back Ronan McNamee has has become the first member of the 2021 All-Ireland winning team to retire from the inter-county game.

The All Star full back also won three Ulster Championships in a 12 year Tyrone senior career, which began in the cauldron of the 2012 qualifier defeat by Kerry in Killarney. Over the past decade and turned out for the Red Hand men on 133 occasions.

Very good player who was a steady head in a very changeable Tyrone defence for 12 years. The team always stronger when he was fit and a complete warrior. Always loath to use the term legend, so I'll leave it that he was lynchpin of that Tyrone defence for 10+ years and rarely had an off day. Will be sorely missed.

[Rossfan]

Not a retirement as such but Kerry's Jack Barry taking a year out.

[Brendan]

Benny Heron, nice way to finish his inter County career with 2 Ulster medals after all the graft he put in through those tough years with Derry

[toby47]

Aaron Kernan has retired - A brilliant career. Some haul of medals

[imtommygunn]

Some operator. I'd say not many players had more impact in club football ever. In his day he was a half back and needed marked which said a lot.

[Milltown Row2]

Some operator. I'd say not many players had more impact in club football ever. In his day he was a half back and needed marked which said a lot.

The game he played for Cross that day against us in the Ulster club was something else, we'd been leading and doing well in the first half, and he intercepted a ball in Cross's corner back position and made it up field with some interchanging passes to lay the goal for Osin to rattle our net, game over as we never recovered and lost our discipline to lol!

The term 'a Rolls Royce player' is made for players like him

[tonto1888]

It was a joy to watch him play. Hope he remains within the game oin some level. I am sure he would have a lot to offer

[bennydorano]

Don't think I appreciated AK as much as I should have in his prime, great player.

[brokencrossbar1]

Lucky to have played with him and remember when he joined us as a raw 17 year old after the minor final in 2001. An outrageously gifted footballer but his greatest gift was how hard he worked and how he looked after himself. He was part of a golden age of young players who replaced another golden age of players and he was the star (though there were a number of them in that group including his brothers). A leader, a legend but to me more than anything a friend. Best of luck Ron!

[An Watcher]

Am I correct in thinking he didn't win the All Ireland with Armagh but played in the 2003 All Ireland that tyrone won?