Men are being encouraged to talk about difficult times in their lives as part of International Men's Day.
Suicide support organisation Pieta House is holding an event in Dublin tonight to talk about the importance of men loooking after their emotional health.
In Ireland, 80 percent of people who die by suicide are men.
For every 10 suicides in Ireland, 8 of them are men - please reach out and look out for the men closest to you #InternationalMensDay
— Pieta House (@PietaHouse) November 19, 2015
Tonight sport stars - including rugby player Jack McGrath and Dublin footballer Paul Flynn - along with artists and broadcaster will come together to talk about difficult times in their lives.
We're marking #InternationalMensDay w/ #TheBounce @ChocFactoryDub - get tix here https://t.co/bpPuh8NscD @JOEdotie pic.twitter.com/6hk2xtqHvS
— Pieta House (@PietaHouse) November 19, 2015
One of those taking part is editor of Joe.ie Paddy McKenna - he's been telling me about an incident in London a few years ago that
