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Benny Coulter still on board for the 2016 season

Down forward Benny Coulter will return to the Mourne setup for 2016 after a one-year exile <br />Picture by Philip Walsh
Down forward Benny Coulter will return to the Mourne setup for 2016 after a one-year exile
Picture by Philip Walsh Down forward Benny Coulter will return to the Mourne setup for 2016 after a one-year exile
Picture by Philip Walsh
By Niall Gartland

BENNY Coulter hasn't reneged on his decision to come out of retirement for Down after a one-year exile, contrary to reports.

An early-morning tweet on the 33-year-old's Twitter account implied that he had backed out of his decision to return to inter-county football:

However, The Irish News has contacted Coulter and we can confirm that the tweet was a prank.