DERMOT CARLIN HAS retired from intercounty football following a 13-year career with the Tyrone senior panel.
Carlin was a member of the 2003, 2005 and 2008 sides that tasted All-Ireland glory with the Red Hands, but a series of injuries in recent seasons left him on the periphery of the Tyrone squad this year.
The Killyclogher defender didn’t feature in last Sunday’s qualifier win over Limerick or Tyrone’s opening championship game against Donegal back in May.
Incredibly, Carlin won his three All-Ireland titles without ever featuring in an All-Ireland final, remaining an unused substitute during all three games. He became a more important figure in recent years though, as retirements meant he was instilled as one of the more senior members of the squad.
Carlin joins Stephen O’Neill, Conor Gormley and Martin Penrose in retirement, with all three hanging up their boots following last summer’s championship.
Sean Cavanagh is now the only surviving player from the 2003 panel left on the current Tyrone team.