GAA stars David Clifford and Mayo’s Pádraig O’Hora maybe rivals on the football pitch but will bewill be on the same team for a special event in aid of Kerry Mental Health.

The Kerry Mental Health Association’s TieDayFriday Fundraising Business Breakfast takes place in The Great Southern Killarney on October 6.

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.

“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,” said The General Manager of Kerry Mental Health Association, John Drummey.

“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.

Local Killarney businesses Brian James Menswear Killarney and Grandview Media are supporters of the event.

“The interactive panel discussion will flow between sport, business, and volunteering as participants explore how important it is to stay connected in our communities at all life stages to look after our mental wellness,” added Mr Drummey.

Everyone is encouraged to wear a tie on October 6 – 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.

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