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Cork City midfielder Greg Bolger announces retirement from professional football

Greg Bolger will retire at the end of the season after a career spanning nearly two decades in the League of Ireland.

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Cork City midfielder Greg Bolger has announced that he will retire from professional football at the end of the current season. Radio Kerry, Cork City FC, Cork's 96FM, the Irish Examiner, and BreakingNews.ie all reported his decision. [1][2][3][4][5]

The 38-year-old midfielder claimed league titles with Cork City, St Patrick's Athletic, and Shamrock Rovers during a playing career that spanned almost two decades, Radio Kerry reported. [1]

Bolger plays for Cork City in the League of Ireland First Division. His former clubs include UCD, Sporting Fingal, Dundalk, St Patrick's Athletic, Shamrock Rovers, and Sligo Rovers. [6]

Radio Kerry reported that Bolger will play his final game before hanging up his boots this Friday, when Cork City play their final home match of the season against Finn Harps. [1]

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In short

  • Greg Bolger has announced his retirement from professional football.
  • Bolger is 38 years old and won league titles with Cork City, St Patrick's Athletic, and Shamrock Rovers.
  • His career will end following Cork City's home match against Finn Harps.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Greg Bolger to retireRadio Kerry (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Greg Bolger Announces RetirementCork City FC, 10h ago
  3. [3]Greg Bolger to retire from professional footballCork's 96FM, 13h ago
  4. [4]'Thank you, League of Ireland': Greg Bolger announces retirementIrish Examiner, 1d ago
  5. [5]‘Thank you, League of Ireland’: Greg Bolger announces retirementBreakingNews.ie, 1d ago

Background

  1. [6]Greg Bolger on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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