Reach out to depression sufferers, urges rugby star Corkery

Ex-Ireland and Munster rugby star David Corkery has urged the public to reach out to anyone suffering from depression — after revealing a “chance encounter” effectively saved his own life.

The 28-times capped Cork- born international made the call for greater mental health awareness during an extensive interview on RTÉ Radio yesterday.

Speaking on The John Murray Show, Corkery who was prominent in Irish rugby in the 1990s, said after retirement and the death of his father by suicide he fell into a “very deep, dark hole” that crippled him emotionally.