 After championship success in 2005, he, along with Peter Canavan, announced their retirement from inter-county football, after a very successful inter-county career.In December of that year, he auditioned for the 2007 Warner Bros picture 300 (film) and was initially cast for the position of King Leonidas who led the 300 strong spartans to fight the Persians, but later gave up the role to Gerard Butler due to a fall out with director Zack Snyder.Until recently he managed the Cookstown Fr.