CORK’S ALL-IRELAND winning captain Juliet Murphy has today announced her retirement from club and inter-county football.

Murphy bows out following a glittering career which included seven All-Ireland Ladies titles and five All-Star awards.

The Donoughmore native captained the Rebels to their first All-Ireland win in 2005 as well two more titles in 2006 and 2007.

Her final inter-county appearance came in Croke Park last September as Cork beat Kerry to claim their seventh national crown in the last eight seasons.

“It has been a fantastic experience being involved in Ladies Football since I was 13 with my club Donoughmore,” Murphy said.

Being involved with the successful club team has been amazing and lead to playing inter-county football with Cork for the past decade.

I am just grateful for having the sport in my life and for being able to play it at a high level but mostly for the great friends that I have made out of it, I will always treasure those memories.

LGFA President Pat Quill paid tribute to Murphy today as “one of the best players ever to play the game.”

“She was a great player and leader and a wonderful ambassador for the sport. Her performances on the field and her conduct off the field helped to raise the profile of our sport to new levels.”

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