Joe Canning first togged out for a senior hurling team when he was just 15 years of age. Since then, the Portumna man has blazed ย trail for club and county. He joined us at Banter to talk about his playing life to date, the pressure which players face at inter-county level, why he doesn’t believe the GAA will turn pro in his lifetime, his views on how Kilkenny foster a culture of winning, his thoughts on Brian Cody and what he may do when he hangs up his boots – though it’s worth remembering that there may be some time to go seeing as his brother Ollie is still turning out for Portumna at the age of 39.
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