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Lockdown prompts Sligo star Breheny to scrap retirement plans

One of the longest serving GAA players in the country has ditched his retirement plans after tasting what life might be like without football during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Lockdown prompts Sligo star Breheny to scrap retirement plans

Tue, 28 Apr, 2020 - 07:20

Declan Rooney

Mark Breheny: ‘I came to a stage where I could take it or leave it.’ (David Maher / SPORTSFILE)

One of the longest serving GAA players in the country has ditched his retirement plans after tasting what life might be like without football during the Covid-19 lockdown.

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