Retirements

[tonto1888]

dean rock retiring from inter county

[Goals_Will_Come]

Niall Sludden, 116 appearances for Tyrone, superb player and person

This one has gone under the radar. A brilliant footballer. Baffling how he saw so little game time since the All Ireland win. Will be hard to replace such a great player.

[Blowitupref]

dean rock retiring from inter county

 "the time has come for me to hang up the Blue jersey & end my playing career with the Dublin Senior Football team.
"I now step aside fulfilled, knowing that I made the most of the opportunity that was given to me."


Up there with the best free takers and a good free should never be underestimated. Keen eye for a goal also.

[NotedObserver]

Niall Sludden, 116 appearances for Tyrone, superb player and person

This one has gone under the radar. A brilliant footballer. Baffling how he saw so little game time since the All Ireland win. Will be hard to replace such a great player.

Top all round footballer that could play anywhere. Shoulda been given a good chance to play into form

[Pub Bore]

Antrim's Cathy Carey has announced her inter-county retirement.  Still only 33, she has played senior for 20 years!

[imtommygunn]

Kieran Hughes. Really good article in the Irish news. I liked him- not your conventional kind of player.

[Goals_Will_Come]

https://www.irishnews.com/gaa/richie-donnelly-calls-time-on-tyrone-career-ILA4L26LYVE5FP5SVO6LCCB2VM/

TYRONE have been dealt another retirement blow with the news that Richie Donnelly has opted out for the incoming season.

The Trillick man's decision comes just over a week out from the beginning of the Allianz League and is something of a surprise.

While recent seasons had been constantly disrupted by niggly injuries, Donnelly's autumn form was the best of his career as he guided Trillick to a league and championship double in Tyrone.

In the absence of his brother Mattie and other key players, he stepped up along with Rory Brennan in particular and propelled them to within a whisker of an Ulster final, losing an epic semi-final to Scotstown after extra-time.

He didn't start a game for Tyrone in 2023 however, making just seven substitute appearances and getting no game time in the All-Ireland quarter-final defeat by Kerry.

The former St Michael's Enniskillen student made his debut off the bench against Limerick in the first round of the All-Ireland qualifiers in 2015.

He has gone on to make 71 appearances for the Red Hands at senior level, with 29 of those coming in the championship and another 29 in the League, scoring 2-53 in the process.

Donnelly was part of the 2021 All-Ireland winning panel, although he wasn't in the matchday 26 for the final as he struggled to shake off the effects of Covid having contracted it the week before the Ulster final in the middle of a condensed championship.

He was named to start the 2018 final against Dublin but was replaced before throw-in by his clubmate Rory Brennan.

Donnelly came on in the second half but the game was already gone by then.

His brother Mattie has declared his intention to stay on despite spending the winter recuperating from another serious leg injury, while Peter Harte's appearance in the McKenna Cup indicates there's unlikely to be any more major surprises for Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher to deal with.

They lost Donnelly's 2010 All-Ireland minor winning team-mate Niall Sludden to retirement in recent weeks.

[Armagh18]

Surprised at that. He was flying for the club what I saw.

[trueblue1234]

Disappointing. He was fantastic for trillick last year. TBF never seemed to hit his potential for the county for one reason or another. But was hoping he would change that this year with his current form.

[J70]

dean rock retiring from inter county

Surely even the Dubs will miss a player like Rock?

Deadly accurate, ice cold temperament when the game is on the line.

[Armagh18]

dean rock retiring from inter county

Surely even the Dubs will miss a player like Rock?

Deadly accurate, ice cold temperament when the game is on the line.

Bound to miss him. Strikes me as a standard setter in the squad similar to Cluxton.

Is Cluxton giving it another year?

[tonto1888]

dean rock retiring from inter county

Surely even the Dubs will miss a player like Rock?

Deadly accurate, ice cold temperament when the game is on the line.

you would think so. People like him dont come off the conveyor belt that often

[seafoid]

Interviewed on RTÉ Dean Rock said winning 8 all Irelands was the sort of thing you dreamt as a kid. FFS.

[From the Bunker]

dean rock retiring from inter county

Surely even the Dubs will miss a player like Rock?

Deadly accurate, ice cold temperament when the game is on the line.

you would think so. People like him dont come off the conveyor belt that often

Dublin could do without Dean for 68 minutes of last years final, He has been a great servant - but his time has come.

[Wildweasel74]

Why are people putting up a year out as retirements. Not know the difference.