Tommy Carr says Ciaran Whelan's failure to win an All-Ireland medal during his 14-year Dublin football career will haunt him for a long time to come. The Cavan manager also failed to land a coveted Celtic Cross during his long Dublin career - something even now he regrets. "Dublin last won one in 1995, I retired in '94 and Ciaran came on the scene in '96," he said in the Irish Daily Star. "It's hard to walk away without that medal. There's a sense of failure about it and it stays with you for a long time. "Once in a while it might pop into my head and I end up feeling frustrated, but for the most part it's something I got over a long time ago. "I was able to say that there were a lot of players better than me that never won All-Irelands. Unfortunately, Ciaran won't be able to say that," added Carr, who was the Raheny man's manager from 1998 to 2001. Meanwhile, Paul Bealin has described the midfielder's departure from the inter-county scene as a "huge blow to Dublin". "They need him to stay because they don't have anyone waiting in the wings of his calibre," Whelan's former team-mate said. "It will take Pat Gilroy a long time to find anyone as strong, athletic and intelligent as Ciaran in midfield. He has his mind made up, but Gilroy shouldn't take no for an answer from Ciaran." Tweet

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