Richie Power has revealed how a crippling gambling addiction dogged him throughout his Kilkenny career and that he only confronted it after being axed by Brian Cody.
Power explained that he developed the habit, which “grabbed a hold” of him, as a teenager and he eventually sought help at the end of 2013 having been deemed “surplus to requirements” by the Kilkenny boss.
He later earned a recall and played a key part in the latter stages of the 2014 Championship despite his ongoing knee problems as Kilkenny regained the All-Ireland.
