Dessie Dolan: ‘If you didn’t learn anything in 20 years, you’d be some clown’

Westmeath great Dessie Dolan has admitted he badly needs a break from playing after being “consumed by it for about 30 years”.

Tue, 26 Nov, 2019 - 06:17

Paul Keane

Westmeath great Dessie Dolan has admitted he badly needs a break from playing after being “consumed by it for about 30 years”.

The 40-year-old played his last club game for Garrycastle on Sunday when they lost to Ballyboden St Endas in the AIB Leinster club championship semi-finals.

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Courts Gaa Place: Westmeath Place: Mullingar Person: Dessie Dolan Person: Dolan Person: Boden Person: Michael Darragh Person: Macauley Event: AIB Leinster club Event: Railway Cup Event: 2012 All-Ireland Organisation: RTÉ Organisation: Sigerson Organisation: Ballyboden Organisation: Dublin

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