Ankle injury forces Mulryan to retire

TIPPERARY midfielder Kevin Mulryan has announced his retirement from intercounty football, aged 29.

A persistent ankle injury has prompted the JK Brackens player to call time on a career in the blue and gold which dates back to 1999.

Ankle surgery in November 2009 proved unsuccessful and while Mulryan featured for Tipperary in league and championship this year, he was playing through the pain barrier.