When Maurice Shanahan needed help with his mental health, the GAA was there

Maurice Shanahan picked up a hurling All Star a couple of weekends ago, and by revealing his struggle on the evening of the event, he hoped to encourage others to seek help, just as he did, writes Michael Moynihan

The lunchtime crowd was emptying out of the Dungarvan pub when a middle-aged couple broke away to approach two big men putting away BLTs in the corner. The couple shook hands with the two men and congratulated the younger one in particular.

“And not just on the All Star, either. What you said was very important, not just for you, and not just for Waterford either. Well done.”