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19 footballers getting set for their first championship summer in retirement

Some of the greats of the game won’t be involved in this summer’s championship.
7.58pm, 16 May 2014
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19 footballers getting set for their first championship summer in retirement
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  • Paul Galvin (Kerry)

    The 2009 Footballer of the Year won four All-Ireland senior medals with the Kingdom.Source: James Crombie/INPHO

  • Pascal McConnell (Tyrone)

    The goalkeeper was between the posts for Tyrone’s 2005 and 2008 triumphs while he was a substitute for their breakthrough win in 2003.Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO

  • Redmond Barry (Wexford)

    Barry was better known as a Gaelic footballer in recent years but he also played hurling for Wexford.Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO

  • Graham Canty (Cork)

    Cork's 2010 All-Ireland winning captain bowed out last October. He won Allstar awards in 2007, 2009 and 2010.Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO

  • Tomás Ó Sé (Kerry)

    One of the game's true greats, the five-time All-Ireland senior winner retired last October. He also won five Allstar awards.Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO

  • Pearse O'Neill (Cork)

    The Aghada club man won an All-Ireland medal in 2010 and an Allstar before that in 2009.Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO

  • Karol Mannion (Roscommon)

    Midfield on the Connacht final winning team of 2010, Mannion won an All-Ireland SFC club title with St Brigid's last year.Source: James Crombie/INPHO

  • Johnny Doyle (Kildare)

    Doyle hung up his boots after a 14-year career that saw him win a Leinster title in 2000 and an Allstar in 2010.Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO

  • Alan O'Connor (Cork)

    The St Colum's club man won an All-Ireland medal with Cork in 2010.Source: James Crombie/INPHO

  • Eoin Brosnan (Kerry)

    Brosnan claimed three All-Ireland senior medals with Kerry. He retired before launching the second phase of his career in 2011.Source: James Crombie/INPHO

  • Paudie Kissane (Cork)

    Kissane was wing-back on Cork's All-Ireland winning team in 2010 while he also won an Allstar that year. Source: James Crombie/INPHO

  • David Murphy (Wexford)

    The experienced Murphy was an established figure at the heart of the Model County defence in recent years.Source: Ryan Byrne/INPHO

  • Noel O'Leary (Cork)

    Cork's 2010 All-Ireland winning wing-back brought the curtain down on his career last October.Source: James Crombie/INPHO

  • Ronan Sweeney (Kildare)

    The Lilywhites player won a Leinster senior title in 2000 before retiring last July.Source: Donall Farmer/INPHO

  • Alan Quirke (Cork)

    One of Cork's longest-serving players, Quirke's career stretched back to 1999. His high point was winning the All-Ireland in 2010.Source: James Crombie/INPHO

  • Ger Quinlan (Clare)

    The O'Curry's club man lined out for Clare for 15 seasons and played 100 games between league and championship.Source: Lorraine O'Sullivan/INPHO

  • Padraig Clancy (Laois)

    Clancy was a long-serving member for Laois and won a Leinster senior football medal back in 2003.

  • Gary Hurney (Waterford)

    One of the Waterford's most prominent players in recent times.Source: Lorraine O'Sullivan/INPHO

  • Marty McGrath (Fermanagh)

    2004 Allstar McGrath was a familiar figure for Fermanagh until his retirement last October.Source: Dan Sheridan/INPHO

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