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Pat Nolan

Roscommon's Conor Devaney retires from inter-county duty

Long-serving Roscommon footballer Conor Devaney has announced his retirement from inter-county duty.

Devaney was part of the Roscommon minor team that won a famous All-Ireland title in 2006, beating Kerry after a replay in Ennis for their first success at that grade in 55 years, and he was brought into the senior panel for the first time the following year.

He generally operated in the half-back or half-forward line and won Connacht titles in 2017, when he also earned an All Star nomination, and ‘19, while he captained the side in 2018.

Despite his longevity - he made 117 appearances in total for the Roscommon, scoring 14-108 - Devaney didn’t give unbroken service to the county team as he was in San Francisco when they won the Connacht title in 2010, while he also took time out due to the taxing commute for training while he was based in Dublin before relocating to the county to teach in Roscommon Community College some years ago.

In a statement confirming his retirement, Roscommon GAA said the Kilbride man was “one of the finest players to pull on the primrose and blue jersey and he always represented his county with distinction whenever he took to the pitch”.

Roscommon secretary Brian Carroll added: “On behalf of Roscommon GAA I wish to thank Conor for his dedication and commitment to Roscommon GAA. Conor’s skill and flair on the pitch was very evident from a young age and that magical left foot lit up many of the 117 games that Conor played in for the primrose and blue.

“I wish Conor and his family the very best of luck in the future and I also wish to thank Conor’s club Kilbride for all their work developing Conor from a young age into the fine footballer he was.”

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