Davy Glennon praised for speaking out about gambling problem

Offaly footballer Niall McNamee has hailed Galway hurling star Davy Glennon for the decision to speak out about the gambling problem that almost cost him his life.

McNamee, who attended his first Gamblers Anonymous meeting in 2011, also revealed that he is contacted by people on a weekly basis seeking help for addiction.

McNamee was aware of Glennon’s problems but didn’t realise that he would go public in a revealing interview with John Fogarty published in Saturday's Irish Examiner.