Original sentence: After a devastating perfromance against Kerry Ciarán Whelan confirmed his retirement from Inter-County football.Ciarán 'Whelo' Whelan (born 5 October 1977 in Dublin) is a former Irish Gaelic Footballer from Dublin.He collected five Leinster Senior Football Championship medals coming in 2002,2005 and 2006 and 2007 and 2008.He was a member of the Dublin squad from 1996 to 2009.He was seen, by many in the media, to be the best Dublin player in the current team not to have won an All-Ireland, and possibly one of the best high-fielders in the country
Edited sentence: After a devastating perfromance against Kerry Ciarán Whelan is expected by many to announce his retirement from inter-county football.Ciarán 'Whelo' Whelan (born 5 October 1977 in Dublin) is a current Irish Gaelic Footballer from Dublin.He collected six Leinster Senior Football Championship medals coming in 2002,2005 and 2006 and 2007, 2008 and 2009.He has been a member of the Dublin squad from 1996 to present.He hasnt done so as of yet, however, and many are hopeful that manager Pat Gilroy can persuade him to stay on.He is seen, by many in the media, to be the best Dublin player in the current team not to have won an All-Ireland, and possibly one of the best high-fielders in the country.He was expected to hang up his boots following the hammering by Tyrone in 2008 but decided to carry on and Dublin supporters will hope he makes a similiar decision again