Bringing mental fitness into play

Maintaining mental fitness requires work and skill development in the same way as maintaining our physical fitness does.

It was interesting to chat the other day to Colin Regan, the GAA’s community and health officer; it always is, dealing with someone who’s on top of his brief.

My reason for contacting Regan was a simple one, familiar to those who picked up Saturday’s paper: in the modern sports environment, there’s a laudable candour about discussing mental health challenges, and the stigma surrounding such challenges is diminishing.