“You have to look after yourself” | Kyle Hayes teams up with Kirby Construction group for new mental health and wellbeing campaign

Three time All-Ireland hurling champion Kyle Hayes is promoting Kirby Construction’s new mental health and wellbeing campaign.

Limerick All-Ireland hurling champion and Kirby Training Officer Kyle Hayes has teamed up with Kirby Construction as part of the Construction Industry Federation’s (CIF) Construction Safety Week.

The campaign comes as a contribution to the Construction Industry Federation’s (CIF) Construction Safety Week, and Hayes has shared his top tips for maintaining good mental health and wellbeing.

Speaking on Limerick’s 2021 All Ireland final win, Hayes touches on what it’s like to play in front of 40,000 fans in Croke Park and a further two million watching at home.

“You can’t focus on the crowd or the expectations of people watching at home. You have to live in the moment and focus on your goals as a team.

“If you took it all on board, it would overwhelm you and you wouldn’t play to the best of your ability,”

Says Hayes

Hayes proceeds to outline eight of his top tips for maintaining good mental health, including getting proper rest, eating healthy and aiming for a good work-life balance.

“In every part of your life, whether that’s playing high-level sport or working under pressure on site, you have to look after yourself and that requires a huge amount of mental resilience.

“You can’t focus on your mistakes, you have to focus on your goal and keep a positive mindset at all times,”

Hayse adds

Every day from October 25th to October 29th, Construction Safety Week focuses on five of the biggest safety issues facing the industry.

The focus for Tuesday, October 26th is ‘Mind your Mental Health in partnership with the Lighthouse Club Construction Industry Charity’s Help Inside the Hard Hat campaign.

The charity provides a 24/7 safety net for all construction workers and their families in the UK and Ireland can contact the Construction Industry on UK 0345 605 1956 or ROI 1800 939 122.

For the full article listing Kyle Hayes’ top tips, click here.