John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer has revealed his reasons behind stepping away from the Tipperary senior hurling panel.

O’Dwyer announced his retirement from the inter-county game last month after nine years with Tipp seniors during which time he won two All-Ireland titles, two Munster crowns and an All-Star award.

Speaking on The 2 Johnnies Podcast, the Killenaule man revealed that he had “had enough” of the game.

"I stepped away last year - I was injured or whatever," said the 31-year-old.

"This year, it didn't pan out whether I was back on the panel or whatever. When you're going around in your everyday life, and everyone is asking you, 'When are you back? Why aren't you on the panel?' I was sick of people asking.

"I was sitting down at home watching Laochra Gael with the mother. She said it to me, 'When are you getting one of them?' I said, 'Sure I haven't retired'. She said I needed to put out a statement. People were asking me constantly so I said I'd put it out.

"I just got it in my head, contacted the county board. They said, 'Do you want to write up something there?' I said, 'No. Did you see Pauric Mahony's statement a few weeks ago? That'll do'.

"Nice and simple, nice and handy. I didn't want to be going into too much detail. He said he'd do up something. I asked him to add one thing. He was talking about the U21, and I said to add in that I was captain in 2012."

John Bubbles O Dwyer on the famous extra time free, 2014 All Ireland Final.
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