The mother of Galway All Ireland hurling winner Davy Glennon has revealed how she had to remortgage her home to pay off his massive gambling debts.

Davy, who came on in this year's All Ireland win over Waterford, opened up about his chronic gambling problem last year and spoke how his illness led to him contemplating taking his own life.

He spent 12 weeks in recovery in Cuan Mhuire in Athenry in 2015 and slowly rebuilt his life and now has an elusive All Ireland medal to show for it.

Speaking on RTE Two's Living With An Addict, Davy's mother Eileen opened up about the financial and mental challenges she faced during those days.

In an interview with Independent.ie last year, Davy admitted that the financial burden of his problem led to him contemplating taking his own life.

The documentary screens on RTE Two at 10pm tonight (Tues)