{"id":1298,"date":"2014-12-08T09:25:19","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T09:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thisisbanter.com\/?p=1298"},"modified":"2015-02-09T20:44:28","modified_gmt":"2015-02-09T20:44:28","slug":"banter-on-sports-at-first-fortnight-099-jan-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banter.test\/banter-on-sports-at-first-fortnight-099-jan-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Banter on sports at First Fortnight (099, Jan 2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"
One of the most fascinating\u00a0Banter<\/a>\u00a0panels in 2014 occured at the\u00a0First Fortnight<\/a>\u00a0festival last January when we spoke to\u00a0Richie Sadlier<\/a>,\u00a0David Gillick<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Liam Moggan<\/strong>\u00a0about how sportspeople deal with the mental pressures to perform and compete in public. Afterwards, Susan Clarke wrote a good summary of some of the topics and points raised\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n We\u2019ve been asked back by the festival and we\u2019ve assembled a very strong panel to talk about how sports teams and individual sportsmen deal with the issue of mental health and especially mental stress and strain.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Given that sportsmen and women are exposed to win-at-all-costs pressure from a young age, there is a growing need for all codes to address how mental health issues are responded to and whether the culture around sport is conducive to promoting a tolerant response to those experiencing difficulty. Over the Bar will look at the many issues around mental health in sport and what teams, clubs, organisations and managers should be doing to help, both during and after a player\u2019s career.<\/p>\n The Banter panel for Over the Bar<\/strong>:\u00a0Conor Cusack<\/a>\u00a0(Gaelic Players Association mental health ambassador and former Cork hurler),\u00a0Nora Stapleton<\/a>\u00a0(Women\u2019s and Girls Rugby Development Executive with the IRFU, member of the Ireland XVs squad and Donegal Ladies Gaelic football) and\u00a0David Corkery<\/strong>\u00a0(former Ireland, Munster, Cork Cons and Bristol rugby player)<\/p>\n The details: Banter presents Over the Bar at First Fortnight will take place at the Twisted Pepper (Middle Abbey St., Dublin 1) on Tuesday January 6. Doors open at 6pm and the panel kicks off at 6.30pm. Tickets available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of the most fascinating\u00a0Banter\u00a0panels in 2014 occured at the\u00a0First Fortnight\u00a0festival last January when we spoke to\u00a0Richie Sadlier,\u00a0David Gillick\u00a0and\u00a0Liam Moggan\u00a0about how sportspeople deal with the mental pressures to perform and compete in public. Afterwards, Susan Clarke wrote a good summary of some of the topics and points raised\u00a0here. We\u2019ve been asked back by the festival … <\/p>\n