Quirke: It’s right time to bow out

MICHEÁL QUIRKE’S phone has been running a temperature since news of his retirement from the Kerry senior squad went public on Thursday night.

“I’ve had a good few texts and calls,” he admitted last night. “There have been loads of messages.”

And he admitted that some are more important than others. “Yes, you would hold onto the ones from your teammates. You’d put special value on those words from lads you played with for years.”