GAA stars urge young men to open up

SOME of the GAA’s biggest stars have joined forces in an online campaign urging young men suffering from depression and other mental health issues to speak out about their personal crisis.

Football captains from Donegal, Sligo and Leitrim are set to appear on video messages available at youth support group www.SpunOut.ie to encourage young people suffering from mental health concerns to open up about their situation.

Former Donegal captain Neil Gallagher has joined current players Michael Murphy and Rory Cavanagh on the video messages, saying it is “vital that we talk to people when in need” who may be under pressure to succeed and hide their problems away.