Inside Lee Chin's life including day job as Wexford forward even stars during RTE GAA ad breaks with Johnny B
LEE Chin has been a constant presence in the inter-county season so far - with that even extending to seemingly every ad break too.
The Wexford talisman exposes himself to acting in an amusing advert with one half of
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In it he shares a candlelit bath with Johnny B
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Not a combination or setting we'd have automatically concocted but it works
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Arriving suited and booted at the 2024 GAA All-Stars bash at the RDS in Dublin
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He's arguably the best hurler in the country this year
The concept behind it is that Johnny B is trying to save money on his heating bill by hopping in the bath with an unsuspecting Chin as he's trying to unwind on the eve of a big match.
In the full version below there's even a cameo at the end from Johnny Smacks.
Whatever the
Faythe Harriers
clubman is doing in the lead-up to games is clearly working as he's having one of his best-ever seasons in the purple and gold.
After his
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The four-time All-Ireland winner hailed: "When Wexford needed the scores the most, it was their three most experienced players who delivered between Lee, Rory O'Connor and also Conor McDonald off the bench.
"Lee probably would've been disappointed with a couple of his frees today but here he is in his own half-back line striking one over the bar.
That takes a huge amount of guts and courage to step up but that's the leader that Lee is."
Here, SunSport delves into his life away from the GAA pitch:
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What is Lee Chin's day job?
According to his LinkedIn page, he currently works as a Sales Director at Clearwater Construction.
They specialise in building all-weather pitches and synthetic grass surfaces as well as complementary facilities so he's very much working in the sports industry.
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The company has two offices with one in Wexford Town along with another in Grange Con, Wicklow.
He's previously been refreshingly open about how he was able to mostly live off brand deals.
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Back in 2018,
He explained: "I don't like when people ask me or refer to me as a professional, ask me am I living as a professional athlete - I'm not, I'm far from that.
"I mentioned before that I'm trying to live as much of a professional lifestyle as possible with diets and recovery and sleep; obviously just working on my game every now and then.
"Other than that, most of my training is done with the team collectively.
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"I'd do my bits on my own but the rest of the Wexford panel that I know do the same thing."
How old is Lee Chin?
The 2019 All-Star is 32. His birthday falls on October 8.
Over the winter he
After his first game back on February 24, he detailed: 'I took a break away.
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"It's been a long enough career and I thought it was time that I took a bit of time for myself and took a mental break and a physical break at the same time.
'I heard a few bits and pieces but I knew what I was doing and the lads here at home knew what I was doing. That's Ireland for you.
'We're all like one big family and everyone hears everything. We're all so close, in the GAA community especially, but it was just an extended holiday for me and I was happy to be home.
'There were times when you'd question it but hopefully it'll stand to me later in the year. I'm enjoying being back, training with the lads and working hard.
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"It's not too long away until the summer and that's what I wanted to do, shorten the winter for myself."
Chin returned to a different Wexford dressing room in 2025 as old pals Matthew O'Hanlon, Diarmuid O'Keeffe and Liam Óg McGovern
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