'It's an act of courage to say - I need help'

He put his body on the line dozens of times on the hurling pitch – but opening up about his battle with depression is one of the bravest things Conor Cusack has ever done.

After his heartfelt and candid blog post got such a huge response, last night the country saw former Cork hurling star Conor Cusack talking about his battle with depression in person.

In a heartfelt and inspiring interview with Miriam O'Callaghan, Cusack talked about how close he came to taking his own life, and made a personal plea to anyone going through the same torment.

Tributes continue to pour in from around the country for Cusack’s bravery, eloquence and honesty.

I think every person should take the time to read this, excellent inspirational piece @Conor14Cusackhttp://t.co/zHNGIlhNuE

— Lar Corbett sports (@larcorbett) October 28, 2013

Well done tonight on Prime Time @Conor14Cusack. It will mean a lot to many people.

— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) October 29, 2013

Well done @Conor14Cusack.great to see and hear of a man who came out the other side of depression.positive story and example to all.

— Eoin Cadogan (@cads3) October 29, 2013

Inspiring interview by @Conor14Cusack on #rtept. He has performed an enormous public service talking about depression.

— Matt Cooper (@cooper_m) October 29, 2013

If you are affected by the issues in the video, here are the numbers mentioned at the end of the programme again:

Samaritans: 1850 60 90 90

Pieta House: 01 6010 000

Console: 1800 201 890

Aware: 1890 303 302