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Former Kilkenny hurler Richie Hogan would give his left arm to return to intercounty after retiring from the game last year. However, he has been making the most of his limited spare time by travelling a lot more, including a recent holiday to China. The All-Star has avoided going to Kilkenny games this season, only seeing his former teammates playing in person when he is working on match commentary.

Read more: Limerick hurler Sean Finn's girlfriend is the coach's sister - inside his life away from hurling Read more: Inside TJ Reid and Niamh De Brun's dream Kilkenny home: Interior plans and decorating Harper’s room Opening up about retirement, Richie told RSVP Live: "What spare time? Your spare time gets filled up pretty quickly. I train as much as I ever trained. "The only thing I enjoy much more is not having to go into the car and travel long distances for training.



I have been on a couple of holidays, I was in China for a couple of weeks visiting friends. "That sort of stuff that would have never been on my radar, that has been great. Doing all the things that normal people do has been brilliant.

" “But I would be lying if I said I wouldn’t give it all up in the morning just for a chance to play again, that is for sure." Richie is glad to give his body a break. The Kilkenny man said: "It has been nice and it has been nice to have the body in good shape when you are waking up in the morning, that is kind of the main thing, to be able to get up in a normal fashion and .

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