Galway blow as Fallon retires

GALWAY manager John O’Mahony must plan for next season without Jarlath Fallon after the veteran attacker yesterday announced his retirement from inter-county football.

Fallon (31) has been plagued with injuries in recent years, suffering a cruciate knee ligament tear in 2000 that kept him out of action for almost 12 months. He made the announcement to his team-mates at training on Monday night.

He explained: “I’ve been struggling for the last two years with a knee injury and couldn’t quite get back to the fitness level required to do myself justice with the county.