McDonnell calls time on Armagh career

Stevie McDonnell last night announced his retirement from inter-county football.

The 2003 footballer of the year declared he was hanging up his boots on his Twitter account.

“After 13 years of playing county football with Armagh I have decided that the time is right for me to retire at this level and move on,” McDonnell, 32, tweeted. “I want to thank all the managers and players that I played alongside and made some greatfriendships along the way.’’