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CALLING IT A DAY
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Hull City's Mason forced to retire a year after fracturing skull in Premier League game against Chelsea
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Nora Stapleton the latest player to wave goodbye after illustrious Irish rugby career
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Five-time Kerry All-Ireland winning defender O'Mahony retires from inter-county football
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'The pain is unbearable': Ex-Chelsea defender forced into retirement
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Ireland's World medallist Caroline Ryan announces her retirement
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Tributes paid as Irish jockey Carberry announces retirement due to injury
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Liverpool midfielder Milner retires from England duty aged 30
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Irish centre James Downey announces retirement after 'rollercoaster' career
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Former France international Poitrenaud retires after Toulouse don't renew his contract
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'I went into Leinster on a 6-week trial and would have been happy just to get free gear'
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Olympic swimmer Gráinne Murphy retires at the age of 22
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'I'm not after sympathy' - Jack Collison's retirement statement is incredibly powerful
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Shefflin, Hayes and Corbett just 3 hurlers who won't be playing inter-county in 2016
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Some of Gaelic football's biggest names hung up their inter-county boots in 2015
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Tipperary lose another one as two-time Allstar announces retirement
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Mayo GAA confirm that Keith Higgins is NOT retiring
27 Dec 2014
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Another Kilkenny hurling legend bows out as JJ Delaney retires
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Kilkenny's Tommy Walsh is retiring from intercounty hurling
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Paddy Keenan announces his retirement from intercounty football
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Kildare legend Earley announces retirement from inter-county football
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Paul Scholes is hanging up the boots - for good this time
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