Hannah Tyrrell and Nicole Owens have announced her retirement from inter-county football after helping Dublin to a seventh TG4 All-Ireland SFC title on Sunday.
Multi-talented sportswoman Tyrell hobbled off with a leg injury in the latter stages of the Dubs' 2-16 to 0-10 defeat of Meath, receiving a huge ovation from the supporters as she left the field.
Tyrrell turns 35 this week, and heads for the sunset after a magnificent career laden with silver.
She was part of the Ireland rugby team that won the Six Nations in 2015 and played at the Rugby World Cup in 2017. Tyrrell now has two All-Irelands under her belt with Dublin, but confirmed she's played her last match for the Sky Blues.
"How lucky am I?" she told RTÉ Sport's Marty Morrissey. "I've been lucky enough to be from Dublin, to get to play for Dublin, finish my career at Croke Park, go out on a high, I'm privileged.
"I'm privileged to be from this wonderful county and represent all these people. I'm looking forward to what's ahead.
"I was determined to walk off on my own two feet. It was going to be my last time in Croke Park. Bit of rehab ahead I think."
Reflecting on the game itself, Tyrrell heaped praise on her team's defence which lay the foundations for an emphatic success.
"It's obviously just amazing for us," she added.
"We got the fast start we wanted and I thought our backs were absolutely incredible, gave us the platform to go on and perform.
"We knew Meath would come after us and they did in fairness to them, but as I said our backs were brilliant, really stepped and we just kept clipping (over) the scores. The last few minutes were a bit of blur for me really, but it was great to finish it off like that."
"I'm privileged to be from this wonderful county and represent all these people. I'm looking forward to what's ahead." - Hannah Tyrrell, with daughter Aoife in her arms, confirms to @MartyMofficial she has played her last game for Dublin #RTEgaa pic.twitter.com/s7h5x30R1S
— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) August 3, 2025
Nicole Owens - who scored Dublin's first goal - also retired after Sunday's decider.
Owens overcame two ACL injuries in her career, making this All-Ireland all the sweeter.
"The big thing for me today was to try and come in and enjoy it as much as possible," she said.
"And I did. I enjoyed the parade, I enjoyed everything around it."
