{"id":10232,"date":"2022-04-05T00:58:36","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T00:58:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=10232"},"modified":"2022-04-05T00:58:36","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T00:58:36","slug":"all-ireland-winning-tipperary-defender-obrien-announces-his-inter-county-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/googmn.com\/?p=10232","title":{"rendered":"All-Ireland winning Tipperary defender O’Brien announces his inter-county retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"

TIPPERARY SENIOR HURLER Conor O\u2019Brien has announced his retirement from the inter-county game.<\/p>\n

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The 31 year-old\u2019s decision was revealed this afternoon by the Tipperary county board after a senior hurling career that began in 2007.<\/p>\n

The \u00c9ire \u00d3g-Annacarty club man won All-Ireland senior hurling medals in 2010 and 2016 while also winning five Munster senior medals.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Brien won Munster medals at minor and U21 level<\/p>\n

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\u201cSince I first joined the Tipperary senior hurling panel in 2007, I have always felt it a great privilege and honour to represent my county at senior level.<\/p>\n

\u201cHaving enjoyed it immensely, I have decided that now is the time to announce my retirement. I will greatly miss being involved with the Tipperary senior hurling panel as all involved among the players, management and backroom team are very special people.<\/p>\n

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Best wishes in retirement to Conor "Foxy" O' Brien @Foxy_eo. Always gave it his all to the Blue & Gold. Pleasure to call him a team mate \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6<\/p>\n

— Shane McGrath (@Shaneytweet) October 25, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Source: Shane McGrath\/Twitter\n <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cI have many great memories and made many lifelong friendships over the last decade. I want to thank all the players sincerely, we had great and some disappointing times together but we have always been united in our ambition to bring success to Tipperary.<\/p>\n

\u201cI also want to thank the managers and backroom teams who gave me the honour of representing my county and were always very supportive of me.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am very grateful to Tipperary County Board and Tipperary Supporters Club for their unstinting support of the team. My club, \u00c9ire \u00d3g Annacarty Donohill, have always given me tremendous support and I thank them sincerely for that.<\/p>\n

\u201cThanks are due too to my colleagues and supervisors in An Garda S\u00edoch\u00e1na in Mayorstone in Limerick for their help and support down through the years with facilitating my training and games schedules.<\/p>\n

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Best wishes to @TipperaryGAA's Conor O'Brien, who has announced his retirement from intercounty hurling. Good luck in the future! #Players pic.twitter.com\/FGopS3xS8v<\/p>\n

— GPA (@gaelicplayers) October 25, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cMy eternal gratitude is due to my parents and family for their great loyalty and encouragement at all times.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to thank especially my wife, Claire and our son Cillian, for supporting me so well and affording me the opportunity to dedicate the time required to being an inter-county player. I look forward to spending more time with them.<\/p>\n

\u201cFinally, I wish Tipperary well for the future, I have no doubt this team will go on to achieve many more great successes.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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