Bernard Brogan pays tribute to his 'hero' brother on announcement of his retirement

Bernard Brogan has paid tribute to his brother, Alan, who announced his retirement today from Dublin GAA.

The footballer has revealed he is to hang up his inter-county GAA boots after 14 years.

Taking to Instagram, Bernard shared a picture of the two after winning the All-Ireland in 2011- carrying the Sam Maguire.

Sad day for Dublin! My hero hangs up his boots! ?? http://www.dublingaa.ie/news/alan-brogan-statement-inter-county-retirement

A photo posted by @bernardbrogan on Dec 15, 2015 at 3:44am PST

“Sad day for Dublin! My hero hangs up his boots,” he captioned the snap.

Although a sad day for Dublin football, Bernard has just flown back from a boys trip to Thailand.

The sports star uploaded a video of himself back flipping off a boat in the idyllic destination.