Updated / Friday, 15 Jan 2021
14:53
Chris Barrett has become the latest Mayo senior footballer to announce his retirement.
The defender joins team-mates David Clarke, Seamus O Shea, Tom Parsons and Donie Vaughan in retiring since the turn of the year.
The 33-year-old Belmullet man wore the green and red for 13 seasons after making his debut in the Allianz Football League in 2008.
Last December s All Ireland final defeat to Dublin, his fourth, was the corner-back s 47th championship game. He was one of 12 Mayo players nominated today for the All-Star awards.
After an underage career that included an All-Ireland U-21 triumph in 2006, Barrett went on to win seven senior Connacht titles and a league crown in 2019.
All-Star defender Barrett becomes latest long-serving Mayo stalwart to retire
The Belmullet native has called time on his 13-year senior career. By Emma Duffy Friday 15 Jan 2021, 2:53 PM Jan 15th 2021, 2:53 PM 8,465 Views 8 Comments
End of an era: Chris Barrett.
Image: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
Image: Tommy Dickson/INPHO
MAYO DEFENDER CHRIS Barrett has called time on his inter-county football career after 13 seasons.
2017 All-Star Barrett becomes the latest Green and Red stalwart to retire, after Donal Vaughan, David Clarke, Tom Parsons and Seamus O’Shea all stepped away in the space of four days last week.
While others had been confined to bench roles in recent times, 33-year-old Barrett was a defensive mainstay right up to the close of the 2020 season where his final appearance of 85 and his 47th championship outing ca