The Galway native opened up about his mental health struggles on Friday. Ireland and Sunderland striker Aaron Connolly has thanked fans for their outpouring of love and support following an interview in which he opened up about his struggles with alcohol. The 24-year-old, who signed for Sunderland on 24th September after several months without a […]

1 year ago

The former Manchester United defender is fronting a campaign to improve men’s mental health. Republic of Ireland and Aston Villa legend Paul McGrath has said he is winning the battle against his mental health challenges after one of the toughest years of his life. The 64-year-old ex-footballer had problems with alcohol during his playing career, […]

1 year ago

“I didn’t see past the next day.” Successful sports stars are often the envy of us mere mortals, who can only watch from our sofas as these human specimens jump higher than we’ve ever seen, run faster than we can comprehend, and do it all in front of a packed crowd and live television cameras. […]

3 years ago

“I did not want to be there anyway.” Jesse Lingard has opened up on his struggles with mental health and admits that during his darkest period, that he would often to turn to alcohol. The former Manchester United striker started his career at Old Trafford with a bang, and looked to have the potential to […]

3 years ago

“I needed to get my head right, to fall in love with playing GAA again.” Boidu Sayeh took a break from the county panel this year, but his experience on RTE’s hit TV show inspuired him to return to the Westmeath team. The 26-year-old was dogged defender for his county for many years, but admits […]

3 years ago

“It was the hardest thing I have ever been through in my entire life.” Brenda Bannon still struggles with the pain and anguish, she says it only gets harder by the day but counselling has helped her to control what she can. It was a week when she should have been celebrating a TG4 All-Ireland […]

4 years ago