DAVID Clifford and Pádraig O’Hora will be on the same team when they attend Kerry Mental Health Association’s #TieDayFriday Fundraising Business Breakfast in The Great Southern Killarney from 7am to 8.45am on 6th October.

The Kerry Captain and his on-field marker from Mayo will be part of an expert panel discussion on the importance of staying connected in our communities and how to look after our mental wellbeing.

Pádraig O’Hora is a youth justice worker with Youth Work Ireland and community liaison officer with Mayo Mental Health Association.

Key insights will be provided by two members of the Kerry Mental Health Association Board, Dr. Caitriona Kelly, Lecturer Department of Nursing and Healthcare Sciences at MTU Kerry and Samantha Keane who works as an engineer.

Individual Tickets for the Kerry Mental Health Association Business Breakfast are only €50 (plus booking fees) from www.KerryMentalHealth.ie/business-breakfast.

REPRO-FREE – KERRY Captain, David Clifford was looking colourful at the launch of Kerry Mental Health Association’s #TieDayFriday Fundraising Business Breakfast in The Great Southern Killarney on Friday 6th October. David and Pádraig O’Hora, his on-field marker from Mayo, will be part of an expert panel discussion on the importance of staying connected in our communities and how to look after our mental wellbeing. Pictured with David at the launch were Kerry Mental Health Association General Manager, John Drummey and Board Member, Conor Hennigan. Picture courtesy of Pat Healy

The General Manager of Kerry Mental Health Association, John Drummey, said: “Our vision is to ensure that society is better informed about how to take care of its mental health. This fundraising business breakfast will help us provide the educational infrastructure necessary to achieve that goal.

“We want to open a conversation to remind us all how important being part of a community is. We believe this can have a positive impact on mental health through social connection in business, sport and wider community activities.

“Kerry Mental Health Association is proud to bring together four key roles models in David Clifford, Pádraig O’Hora, Dr. Caitríona Kelly and Samantha Keane and we are grateful to them for giving their time to take part in the event.

“The Board and Management of Kerry Mental Health Association also has thanked Brian James Menswear Killarney and Grandview Media for their support on the morning of the breakfast event.”

The interactive panel discussionwill flow between sport, business, and volunteering as we explorehow important it is to stay connected in our communities at all life stages to look after our mental wellness.

Individual Tickets for the Kerry Mental Health Association Business Breakfast are only €50 (plus booking fees) from www.KerryMentalHealth.ie/business-breakfast.

Of course, being #TieDayFriday, everyone is encouraged to wear a tie – the more colourful and outrageous the better – and those who can’t attend the breakfast can make an online donation at www.KerryMentalHealth.ie/donate.