All the updated news related to retirement

All the news related to retirement updated in real time

Found 35

forretirement

Order by:

Sport

Wales prop Leon Brown forced to retire after multiple neck surgeries

Wales and Dragons prop Leon Brown has announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect because of a neck injury. Brown won the last of his 24 caps against Scotland almost a year ago, having made his Test debut in 2017. The 28-year-old had ...

07 Jan 2025 at 16:57

Sport

On this day in 2016: Steve Davis announces retirement from snooker

Six-time world champion Steve Davis announced his retirement from snooker on this day in 2016. Davis brought his career to a fitting close, bowing out at the Crucible in Sheffield, where he won all six of his world titles. He called time after 38 ...

17 Apr 2024 at 06:00

Sport

Record-breaking Alun Wyn Jones will go down as a rugby union all-time great

Alun Wyn Jones will go down in rugby union history as an all-time great of the game. The 37-year-old Ospreys lock has announced his retirement from international rugby after a career that reaped a world record 170 Test match appearances – 158 ...

19 May 2023 at 17:43

Sport

Dan Biggar determined Wales career will not end after Argentina quarter-final

Wales fly-half Dan Biggar will banish any thoughts of Test rugby retirement when he lines up in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup quarter-final against Argentina. The 33-year-old wins his 112th cap at Stade Velodrome – and it will be a final Wales ...

13 Oct 2023 at 14:47

Sport

Anthony Watson happy with achievements as injury brings end to playing career

Anthony Watson says he is content with what he has achieved in rugby after retiring from the sport on medical grounds. The 30-year-old Leicester wing, who played in five British and Irish Lions Tests, won 56 England caps and was part of ...

17 Jan 2025 at 14:15

Sport

Anthony Watson announces retirement after injury struggles

England and Leicester wing Anthony Watson has been forced to retire from professional rugby on medical grounds. The 30-year-old has had a number of injury issues during his career, with the latest one understood to be a back problem. ...

17 Jan 2025 at 11:36

Sport

Wales great Alun Wyn Jones announces international retirement

Alun Wyn Jones, the world’s most capped rugby union player, has announced his retirement from the international game. The 37-year-old lock played 158 times for Wales and made 12 British and Irish Lions Test appearances. Wales ...

19 May 2023 at 16:51

Sport

Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb announces retirement from Test rugby

Rhys Webb has become the latest Wales player to announce his retirement from Test rugby before the World Cup. Scrum-half Webb, who won 40 caps, follows his Ospreys colleagues Alun Wyn Jones and Justin Tipuric in stepping ...

31 May 2023 at 11:22

Sport

Treaty United confirm departure of senior women's player on medical grounds

TREATY UNITED have confirmed the departure of one of their stalwart senior women's players, Alannah Mitchell, on medical grounds. Alannah Mitchell has struggled with arthritis from a young age and during the 2023 league ...

05 Jan 2024 at 17:30

National News

More than four in five publicans say that no family member wishes to inherit their pub

A survey by the Vintners Federation of Ireland (VFI) has found that over four in five (84 per cent) of publicans reported that no family members wish to inherit their pub. The finding comes as the VFI's benchmarking ...

13 May 2024 at 11:54

Sport

Andy Murray confirms he will retire from tennis after Paris Olympics

Andy Murray has confirmed he will retire after the Olympics, saying Paris 2024 will be his “last ever tennis tournament”. It had been widely expected that the 37-year-old Scot would call time on his career after ...

23 Jul 2024 at 10:26

Local News

Elderly residents facing threat of ‘eviction’ from Limerick retirement village

DOZENS of elderly residents have been told to expect steep rent hikes at their retirement village – with two facing “eviction”. There is fury among residents at the Park Retirement village in Castletroy, after ...

22 Nov 2019 at 13:45

Years
2025

Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 19 regional newspapers and 21 digital sites.

Iconic Digital Titles

Iconic Print Titles

Letterkenny Live

This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.