Kevin Hughes says his decision to retire from intercounty football was a "very tough" one.

'Hub' has called time on his illustrious 14-year career with Tyrone and - speaking in this morning's Irish News - he says:

"It was a very tough decision. I've been thinking about it over the last three months. I met with Mickey in October time and discussed the year ahead.

"I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. My wife was expecting at that time and it was still too close to the Dublin defeat.

"I agreed with Mickey that I would do the pre-season and not make a decision until after the McKenna Cup.

"I have been having trouble with a hip injury too and I didn't get out onto the field as much as I would have liked.

"But, with our child arriving, and thinking about the amount of commitment required with Tyrone, football wasn't the highest priority on the list." Tweet

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