Saoirse McCarthy knows there's strength in showing your weakness

The Cork camogie star talks about seasonal depression, addressing the problem and helping others with their mental fitness.

Saoirse McCarthy was speaking to the Irish Examiner as the GAA/GPA and Movember urge players across the country to Break the Silence on mental health as part of the Movember Ahead of the Game programme. Visit aheadofthegame.movember.com for more information.

It was Keith Ricken, the former Cork football manager and then sports administrator at MTU Cork, who first recognised that Saoirse McCarthy was often not herself in the latter months of the year.

“He said 'If I was to take note of the times you've come in to me and you weren't yourself, it was always in November or December,” says McCarthy, a three-time All-Ireland Camogie Championship winner with Cork.