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Irish Examiner
12-06-2025
- Health
- Irish Examiner
Project to strengthen farmers' mental health 'very successful'
A project supporting farmers' mental health has been 'very successful' and a great example of helping men, a Tipperary hurler and academic said. Dr Conor Hammersley is a former Tipperary player and principal investigator in rural mental health at the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health. 'There's good data to say that farmers experience many challenges around their mental health and (it's) one of the highest occupations associated with suicide,' he said. He was part of a team designing a training programme for agricultural advisors so they could help with mental health on top of what they already offer farmers. The idea, he said, was to 'try and meet them (farmers) where they're at and to try and create more supportive networks around mental health'. The 'On Feirm Ground' project – a play on words between the English word firm and the Irish for farm – includes advice on recognising signs of distress in farmers. Speaking on a HSE podcast to mark Men's Health Week, he said: 'From what I can see, it's been very successful'. This tailored focus on one group is 'a great example' of how men's health could be approached, he suggested. 'Too often it's seen that men are just one homogenous group and this is why data is so important and demography is so important,' he said. "When you use data and you use demographics, you can see what communities are in most need of resources to be distributed towards them.' HSE podcast host, Fergal Fox, said: 'Thankfully we've seen the On Feirm Ground programme go from strength to strength.' The advisors welcomed the training, he noted. 'They could see the issues coming up in the farmyard. They were talking to farmers that were stressed out and that they were trying to advise them,' he said. But they could see that their issues were beyond the agri-business or the farming itself. He added this year the Department of Agriculture has increased funding for health, safety, and well-being. 'So there'll be more activities coming out,' he said. Dr Hammersley also plays in New York and was part of their victory in the Lory Meagher Cup last month. He referred to comments by team captain Johnny Glynn in a 'very powerful' interview on The GAA Social podcast earlier this month. The discussion on IVF was "sharing an experience that typically men wouldn't do," he said. 'I'm just thinking back to Johnny Glynn's podcast," he said. "And one of the things that he said since he started to speak about it himself - about the difficulty him and his partner have had with IVF treatment – the amount of men that have come to him with similar experiences." Read More Veterinary Advice: Farmers must reach out for help in this time of hardship
Sunday World
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Sunday World
GAA star shares heartbreak of fertility journey amid fifth IVF attempt
Johnny Glynn and his wife Serena have suffered numerous miscarriages GAA star Johnny Glynn has shared his heartbreaking fertility journey amid his wife Serena's fifth attempt to conceive via IVF. The Galway native recently captained the New York GAA team as they won the Lory Meagher cup in a win against Cavan at Croke Park in May. The 31-year-old married his long-term love Serena Walsh in 2021. Johnny Glynn News in 90 Seconds - June 11th Opening up about their journey to parenthood, Glynn told the GAA Social Podcast that 'nobody in the world deserves a child more' than his wife. 'Unfortunately, we've had few miscarriages. We've had an ectopic pregnancy. We've done a few rounds of IVF and it's a heavy thing.' 'We're after finishing our fifth round of transfers and they've all been unsuccessful so far. 'So to be honest with you, where we're at, I don't know exactly, but I do know we're going to have kids,' he added. 'I don't know how we're gonna get there, yet we're gonna get there.' The hurler said their struggle has been 'very tough' on his wife 'For me, the whole thing is like, I'll be fine as long as Serena's fine. 'I will be okay as long as she's okay, and the toughest thing of the whole thing for me is just not being able to sort this out for Serena,' he said. 'Over the last two years, what upsets me is seeing her so upset, like I can do everything else, we can go on all the holidays in the world. 'We can do whatever else, but this is the one thing that is out of my control that I can't do for my wife.' 'That's the hardest thing. It's a f**king killer,' he said. Johnny said he firmly believes that the couple will become parents one day. 'I think it was actually when we had the ectopic pregnancy a few people heard. 'And obviously you get nice messages and different things, but there was one message, it was out physio for the senior footballers. 'She sent me a message and she just said 'kids won't pass deserving parents', and I do believe that,' he continued. 'I firmly believe that me and Serena are meant to be parents, and it's going to happen. 'Might be taking a little bit longer, but it's going to happen.' Johnny said he's been left stunned by the kindness they've received amid their pain. 'One of the lads in New York, he'd a bad enough reputation – gets in a row here or there – he handwrote me and Serena a letter after hearing about our journey, gave us miraculous medals,' he explained. 'He dropped it to the house. If you knew the lad you'd say 'no way', but when you talk about this stuff, people surprise you. 'There's some great people out there.' Johnny and his wife Serena got engaged in 2018, and tied the knot during a festive ceremony in December 2021. If you've been affected by any of the issues raised in this article, you can contact Féileacáin, The Miscarriage Association of Ireland or Eptopic Ireland for support and information.
RTÉ News
06-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
New York chief defends Lory Meagher win and Johnny Glynn's involvement
New York GAA chief Sean Price has defended the presence of the side in the Lory Meagher Cup and has also hit out at the criticism of Johnny Glynn's involvement in a tier-five championship final. The Gaelic Park side were parachuted in at the semi-final stage after approval at Congress earlier this year and subsequent wins over, firstly, Monaghan and then Cavan in the final secured the silverware at Croke Park. Prior to their last-four clash with Monaghan, Oriel manager Arthur Hughes had labelled the move"an absolute disgrace" but the Kerry native told The Championship podcast that it was a good thing for the game. "You can see where Monaghan and Cavan are coming from, they're trying to promote hurling in their own counties; they're trying to grow the game and sometimes it's not easy," said the New York chairperson. "We identified this ourselves a couple of years ago, we had three senior teams four years ago, we have six now, we have six junior teams and we have a couple of novice teams. "One of the pillars we decided on was to get into the Lory Meagher and the GAA backed it and they put us in. "Look it's a situation that isn't our fault, it isn't Cavan's fault, I saw some of the Cavan players crying after the game, they'd put their heart and soul into it. "We got the goals, six points at the end was probably a fair reflection but it was never going to be the runaway that people were talking about. "The delegates at Congress had backed it and put us in there and look, we're up to Nickey Rackard next year and it's probably going to be a huge step for us." Glynn's name was the most notable on the New York teamsheet in the 4-17 to 2-17 final win over Cavan given that eight years previous he had started at full-forward as Galway lifted the Liam MacCarthy Cup at the same venue. For Price though, such sniping was short-sighted. "Johnny Glynn was targeted because he has an All-Ireland medal but Johnny Glynn is living in New York since 2017. "We're delighted to have him, he's vice-chairman of the board, the amount of time he puts in is colossal, so I don't think it's fair to single him out. "People were saying 'an All-Ireland winner shouldn't be allowed to play in the Lory Meagher' but you can't be singled out because of where you live or because you transferred out or because you decided to live in a foreign country. "It's all about promoting the game, it's world GAA, it's games at home, it's games all over, we're one big family whether we like it or not. "Sometimes it's dysfunctional but that's what we are as a family."
BBC News
04-06-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
The GAA Social with All-Ireland winner Johnny Glynn
This week's GAA Social podcast sees Oisin and Thomas joined by All-Ireland winner Johnny Galway hurler helped his county lift the Liam McCarthy in 2017 and also played Gaelic football for New with stories from playing in the US and in an All-Ireland final, Johnny and host Thomas share some of their more personal experiences with miscarriages in a discussion described by co-host Oisin as a "privilege" to listen can download and listen to the GAA Social on BBC Sounds here
BBC News
03-06-2025
- Health
- BBC News
The GAA Social Johnny Glynn. Miscarriages, IVF, hope. Winning All-Irelands with Galway and now New York. Pure love
In one of the most powerful and impactful episodes of the GAA Social, Johnny Glynn & Thomas Niblock lift the lid on their experiences of multiple miscarriages. Johnny and his wife Serena, along with Kirstie and Thomas have travelled similar paths. It's difficult. This is a male perspective. One very rarely, told publicly. Why is that? Johnny has just captained his county to an All-Ireland in Croke Park. On Thursday before the final, he found out their last attempt at IVF, failed. It's always a challenge. Oisin said it was a 'privilege' to listen in as two men chat honestly and openly about fertility, pregnancy, loss and ectopic ruptures. In usual GAA Social style, there's loads of light moments- including the regime Oisin maintained so he could have Freya- his baby girl. In perhaps the biggest reveal of human biology in 100 years, Oisin admits he knows how to conceive girls, rather than boys? 9 months later Freya McConville arrived to melt her daddy's heart. The first half of this podcast however shows what the GAA really means, especially in New York. The effort, struggle and the drive to be better. They're on the brink of something special and a large reason for the success, on and off the field, is Johnny Glynn. We know you'll agree, he is utterly inspiring and the best of us. The only inter-county player who is vice-chair of his county board and a man Intune with Ireland, the GAA, his family and his wonderful wife Serena. The GAA Social with Galway hurling, and New York All-Ireland winner, Johnny Glynn
