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Video: Irish cricketer John Mooney’s powerful interview about drinking, depression and that Zimbabwe catch
Published 15:42 29 Mar 2015 BST
Updated 15:44 29 Mar 2015 BST
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A refreshing, honest and, at times, revealing interview.
Irish cricketer John Mooney opened up about is struggles with drink and depression on RTE's Saturday Night Show with Brendan O'Connor. Mooney made headlines across the world when his character was assassinated by a Zimbabwean newspaper during the Cricket World Cup. The Dubliner claimed a crucial catch near the boundary rope that helped inspire Ireland to a win over Zimbabwe. One Zimbabwean journalist took exception to his claim of a fair catch and commented that Mooney, due to his past struggles with alcohol, was not to be trusted. Mooney said, 'Simmo [Phil Simmons] called me aside and told me about [the article] after the India game but what can you do? I was more worried about the game and having to beat Pakistan the next week. 'I was not worried about some bloke writing about me in Zimbabwe. That was pretty irrelevant to me.' Flogas Ireland is proud to be the official energy partner to Cricket Ireland. As Ireland’s only provider of both LPG and Natural Gas for homes and businesses, visit www.flogas.ie for all your central heating, instant hot water and cooking needs. Why not check out our new lightweight Gaslight cylinders for all your BBQ and leisure activities. And when it comes to Natural Gas, we’re the cheapest around (see bonkers.ie) and residential customers who switch to us before 31 March 2015 can save up to 20% on their gas rate.Explore more on these topics:
