Davy Glennon: ‘I wasn’t trying to kill myself, but I wanted to kill the life I was living’

But for a text message from his brother, Davy Glennon may have lost his life to the gambling addiction that consumed every part of his being. The Galway hurler’s compelling story is as frightening as it is redemptive.

“They head towards the final flight. Annie Power by a couple of lengths to Glens Melody who’s now coming under pressure. And Annie Power is going strongly. She’s cruising along. OH NO, SHE’S NOT. AND SHE’S DOWN. Oh, and the bookmakers have been rescued.”

- Simon Holt, Channel 4