Record-breaker Shirley McCay announces retirement

Shirley McCay, pictured here after Ireland’s match against Britain in the Olympic Games, has called time on her fantastic career. Picture: Bryan Keane/Inpho

Shirley McCay has called time on her international career following a ground-breaking 14-year spell with the Green Army.

Since making her international debut in 2007, the Drumquin native has gone on to play for 316 times, a caps record for both hockey and for female sportswomen in general in Ireland.