Seamus O’Shea has become the fourth Mayo senior player to announce his retirement in recent days.

The Breaffy man made his debut in a league game against Derry in 2008 and his championship debut in 2010.

A National Football League winner, O’Shea also won seven Connacht SFC titles.

He follows in the footsteps of David Clarke, Donal Vaughan and Tom Parsons who all hung up their intercounty jerseys in recent days.

“After 13 years I would like to announce my retirement from the Mayo senior football team,” said O’Shea in a statement today.

"I'm hugely grateful to everyone who has supported me throughout my career. I would like to thank my family and friends for their constant support and encouragement as well as my club Breaffy for nurturing my development. I would also like to thank all of my former teammates, management teams, coaches, medical staff, supporters and everyone who has been involved in this journey.

"I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have played for Mayo alongside an extraordinary group of players. I'm thankful that I've had the opportunity to do it for so long and I've loved every minute of it.

"Mayo football is in good hands and I look forward to watching my former team-mates compete and win over the coming years."

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