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Hanging up the boots
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2024
Hanging up the boots
Eight-time All-Ireland winner Dean Rock retires from inter-county football
16 Jan
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Last year
2023
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Eddie Nolan, capped three times by Trapattoni in 2009, retires from football
16 Aug 2023
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Former Leinster and Connacht winger Adam Byrne retires at 29
10 Aug 2023
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6
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'I've always wanted to finish at the top end of the game' - Hogg to retire after World Cup
27 Mar 2023
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All time
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Former Scotland and Liverpool midfielder Charlie Adam retires at 36
21 Sep 2022
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CALLING IT A DAY
'A great way to end my career' - Ex-Ireland defender McShane retires to coach at Man United
27 May 2022
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4
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Former Ireland defender Stephen Ward announces his retirement from football
22 Apr 2022
8.2k
6
Hanging up the boots
Ex-Ireland U21 defender retires after 19-year career and over 450 appearances in England
4 Jan 2022
16.8k
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Hanging up the boots
Two-time Connacht winning Roscommon forward retires after 15-year career
30 Nov 2021
11.0k
1
Hanging up the boots
Kerry's Tommy Walsh announces inter-county retirement
Updated 18 Oct 2021
25.6k
9
Hanging up the boots
Former Ireland U21 captain Tommie Hoban retires from football at 27
16 Aug 2021
11.7k
1
Calling Time
Former Munster, Leinster and Ulster lock Nagle announces retirement
25 May 2021
11.4k
3
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5-time All-Ireland winner Healy announces Dublin retirement
19 Apr 2021
8.6k
3
Final Chapter
Leinster's Scott Fardy has announced he will retire this summer
15 Apr 2021
22.4k
27
Hanging up the boots
Gary Brennan calls time on Clare career
28 Jan 2021
5.6k
4
exits
'Great team-mate', 'fantastic player', 'legend' - tributes paid to retiring Mayo duo
4 Jan 2021
8.9k
0
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Mayo's Hanley announces retirement after 13 seasons in the AFL
2 Sep 2020
11.6k
2
Calling Time
Former Liverpool striker Baros retiring aged 38
3 Jul 2020
11.5k
10
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Best bows out as Pivac begins Wales reign with thrilling defeat of Barbarians
30 Nov 2019
18.5k
15
Hanging up the boots
Ex-England captain Hartley retires at the age of 33
7 Nov 2019
13.0k
28
Hanging up the boots
All-Ireland winner and All-Star defender calls time on Donegal career
5 Nov 2019
9.6k
5
Hanging up the boots
Ireland midfielder David Meyler forced to retire at 30
30 Aug 2019
38.4k
23
finito
Former Chelsea and England defender Ashley Cole announces retirement from football
18 Aug 2019
6.5k
3
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Ex-Man City and England defender Micah Richards retires aged 31
26 Jul 2019
15.5k
5
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Ex-Liverpool and Roma midfielder Aquilani announces retirement
28 Jun 2019
9.5k
11
Calling Time
Ex-Liverpool and Chelsea defender Johnson announces retirement
21 Jan 2019
11.4k
2
Hanging up the boots
'I had 70 and 80-year-old men coming up to me in tears. That kind of summed it up'
17 Jan 2019
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Bowing out
Dublin's 2013 Leinster-winning captain calls time on inter-county hurling career
6 Dec 2018
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5
a class act
Derry star forward and former captain Lynch calls it a day after 15 years
6 Dec 2018
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1
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Former Ireland International Player of the Year Karen Duggan announces retirement aged 27
26 Sep 2018
8.7k
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Clucker
The longest serving inter-county footballer confirms retirement after 19 seasons
6 Aug 2018
19.9k
7
Hanging up the boots
Lions captain Sam Warburton announces surprise retirement from rugby at 29
18 Jul 2018
37.2k
46
Legend
All Blacks legend Conrad Smith to hang up his boots at the end of the season
21 Mar 2018
9.6k
11
Hanging up the boots
After over 400 appearances for Man United, Carrick confirms he's retiring at the end of the season
12 Mar 2018
6.3k
15
Announcement
Dutch record caps holder Sneijder retires from international football
4 Mar 2018
6.7k
6
Bowing out
End of an era as long-serving Limerick duo call time on their inter-county careers
22 Jan 2018
8.9k
3
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Gaelic football's longest-serving inter-county player calls it a day after 17 years
14 Jan 2018
13.2k
2
Great servant
Eight-time Connacht champion Alan Dillon calls time on his Mayo career
28 Nov 2017
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Interview
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25 Nov 2017
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The Yak is done! Ex-Premier League striker retires on his 35th birthday
22 Nov 2017
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