All-Ireland winner Michael Shields steps away from Cork fold

Cork’s 2010 All-Ireland winning defender Michael Shields has informed Ronan McCarthy of his inter-county retirement.

The 31-year-old St Finbarr’s man, who made his SFC debut 12 years ago, played his last game for the county against Mayo in last summer’s extra-time All-Ireland qualifier defeat to Mayo.

Former captain and two-time All-Star Shields had returned to the panel last year having been released back to his club in May 2016.