Five-time All-Ireland winner Griffin quits inter-county scene

TOMMY GRIFFIN has announced his retirement from inter-county football after 12 senior seasons with Kerry.

The versatile Dingle man informed Jack O’Connor on Saturday and the news was broken to the team at yesterday’s challenge game against Wexford. Five-time All-Ireland winner Griffin steps down from the panel after an injury-plagued 2011 season when he failed to feature following ankle and tendon setbacks.

However, the 33-year-old will be remembered for his 2006 and 2009 All-Ireland final performances at midfield and full-back respectively.