To encourage football fans to ‘talk more’ with one another, Three Ireland have reached out to former Republic of Ireland captain, former Chelsea footballer and pundit, Andy Townsend to talk about the importance of speaking out when it comes to mental health.   The campaign is called #TalkMoreThanFootball and Andy joins Jonathan to discuss. Image credit: Jonesy702 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=86533444

Andy Townsend on mental health and speaking out

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Andy Townsend on mental health and speaking out

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