{"id":10201,"date":"2022-04-04T18:53:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T18:53:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=10201"},"modified":"2022-04-04T18:53:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T18:53:33","slug":"limericks-wayne-mcnamara-brings-his-inter-county-career-to-a-close","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=10201","title":{"rendered":"Limerick&#8217;s Wayne McNamara brings his inter-county career to a close"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WAYNE MCNAMARA HAS called time on his inter-county career.<\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old defender confirmed his retirement this evening through a statement released by Limerick GAA.<\/p>\n<div   >\n<div >Advertisement<\/div>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1365092406213-1'>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n    McNamara won a Munster title with the Shannonsiders in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>    Source: Cathal Noonan\/INPHO<\/p>\n<p>Click Here: <a href='' title=''><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The oldest member of TJ Ryan\u2019s 2016 senior panel, McNamara has been involved with the setup since 2006, making his senior championship debut against Offaly in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>The Adare clubman ends his inter-county career with one Munster title, a 2011 Division 1B national league medal and a Waterford Crystal Cup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have decided it\u2019s the right time to step away from inter county hurling,\u201d said McNamara.\u00a0\u201cIt was always my dream to play for Limerick and I\u2019m very thankful I got to live that dream.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very fortunate during my career to have played alongside and against some wonderful hurlers and sportsmen, many of whom will remain friends for life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWearing the Limerick jersey, representing my club and family was always a cherished honour for me but no county player can perform without the support of others.\u201d<\/p>\n<div   >\n<div >\n        SEE SPORT<br \/>DIFFERENTLY<\/p>\n<p>\n            Get closer to the stories that matter with exclusive analysis, insight and debate in The42 Membership.\n        <\/p>\n<p>            Become a Member<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div >\n<div >\n<blockquote  align=\"center\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wayne McNamara: a fearless and fearsome hurler. Wore Limerick jersey with honesty. Retires having given a solid innings. #GAA<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Fogarty (@JohnFogartyIrl) October 18, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>    Source: John Fogarty\/Twitter\n    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>McNamara continued to thank his teammates, management and backroom teams, his club and other influences on his career in the statement released on the Limerick GAA Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo John Kiely and current Limerick management and players, I wish you the very best in the coming season\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n<p>The42 is on Snapchat! Tap the button below on your phone to add!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WAYNE MCNAMARA HAS called time on his inter-county career. The 30-year-old defender confirmed his retirement this evening through a statement released by Limerick GAA. Advertisement McNamara won a Munster title with the Shannonsiders in 2013. Source: Cathal Noonan\/INPHO Click Here: The oldest member of TJ Ryan\u2019s 2016 senior panel, McNamara has been involved with the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10201"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10201\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}