CORK GOALKEEPER KEN O’Halloran has retired from inter-county football.
The 2010 All-Ireland winner was named as a substitute as the Rebels edged Down to lift the Sam Maguire in 2010, and wore the number one jersey as they won the All-Ireland U21 title in 2007.
O’Halloran — who also played in goals for the Cork minor and U21 hurling sides — was between the posts that day as Cork beat Laois.
The Bishopstown clubman also bows out of the inter-county game with three National Football League titles and a Sigerson Cup medal under his belt, starting for UCC as they won the third level competition in 2011.
“Thanks for all the help and support over the years,” he tweeted this evening, and confirmed the news to The42 shortly after.
“Great days!”
Thanks for all the help and support over the years. Great days! #Rebels #classof86 🔴⚪️ pic.twitter.com/GVl8PucgQr
— Ken O'Halloran (@kenohall) December 12, 2017
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Youd hate to see what 50% support looks like so.
Lads, can we get a few more articles about Gareth Bale please!
That club sounds like one toxic place to work…
@Richard Prendiville: Well for 1/2 a million a week I think if thats a toxic workplace Id manage.
@Sean Buckley: some people actually want to enjoy work rather than just be in it for the money. I get that you’re not one of them but money can’t buy you happiness.
@Dave O Keeffe:
Agreed. Hating work is far too draining for a life as short as ours.
@Dave O Keeffe: very true but surely you’d manage a few weeks work there and then head off to a happy work place on min wage
@Dan2078: except there’s a thing called contract law that would prevent any of us in his situation from doing that. Let’s not forget it was Madrid that pulled the plug on his departure.
Player power wins the day again.
Madrid desperate to get rid of them and their wages but they stick their heels in and keep collecting the dosh and making ZZ rage.
Good on them I say, keep going
@Mark Smith: how did player power win? Real refused to sell.
@Dave O Keeffe: sell to who ??? No one wants to pay his wages and pay a transfer fee … Real shouldn’t have offered him a new contract they clearly had zero intention of respecting just to try get a fee.