All-ireland Winner Meyler Announces Retirement

Tyrone gaelic footballer Conor Meyler has announced his status from nan crippled astatine nan property of 31.

The Omagh St Enda's subordinate was portion of nan Red Hands' squad which collected an All-Ireland title successful 2021, an accomplishment which was recognised pinch an All-Star grant astatine right-half backmost and a Player of nan Year nomination.

As good arsenic helping his region unafraid a 4th All-Ireland success, Meyler was besides portion of 3 Ulster Championship winning sides.

Recent seasons person been dogged by wounded for nan versatile subordinate however, though earlier this twelvemonth he returned to inter-county action successful Tyrone's All-Ireland bid triumph complete Cavan.

He was past introduced disconnected nan chair successful a quarter-final triumph complete Dublin successful what turned retired to beryllium his last quality for nan Ulster region arsenic he did not characteristic successful nan semi-final nonaccomplishment to eventual Sam Maguire Cup winners Kerry.

Meyler made his inter-county debut against Tipperary successful a 2015 qualifier and was portion of nan broadside which was defeated by Kerry successful that year's All-Ireland semi-final.

Long-serving Tyrone head Mickey Harte employed him successful some defence and onslaught and he played successful nan 2018 All-Ireland reverse astatine nan hands of nan Dubs.

"As overmuch arsenic nan mind still wants to spell on, it's yet clip to perceive to nan assemblage and move connected from football," said Meyler successful a station on Instagram, external.

"I've been incredibly fortunate to unrecorded a dream of representing my nine and region for complete a decade, alongside immoderate of my puerility heroes and closest friends, [with] whom we've shared immoderate unthinkable moments which I'll cherish for nan remainder of my life.

"Football has been nan astir beautiful pursuit and 1 of my top teachers. I person fixed shot each portion of maine and it has challenged me, taught maine reliable life lessons, but yet it shaped maine and gave maine each opportunity some connected and disconnected nan section to go nan personification I americium today."

Meyler went connected to convey everyone who had helped him during nan people of his playing career.

"To my family and adjacent friends, convey you for being location done nan bully days and nan reliable ones, for each sacrifice and each nan unseen support. To each county, club, and assemblage teammate, coach and manager, trainer, aesculapian unit member, backroom team, and everyone extracurricular these groups who supported maine aliases walked immoderate portion of nan way pinch maine I americium genuinely grateful to you all, convey you.

"From a young boy successful Omagh kicking a shot against a wall pinch a large dream who backed and believed successful himself I could ne'er person envisaged really it would each unfold.

"This section closes pinch thing but appreciation, emotion and gratitude. A young boy's dream lived out. A bosom full. Excited for immoderate nan adjacent shape of life brings me."