Dublin GAA legend Philly McMahon gets triggered every time he sees a person living on the streets after his brother’s experience of homelessness.
The Dublin star lost his older sibling John in 2012, aged 31, after a long battle with addiction and has told how his death changed him as a person and his attitude towards the issue. The All-Ireland winner from Ballymun told Dublin Live: “Everytime I walk down the street and I see a homeless person it triggers me.
“Because my brother was homeless at one point when he was going through his addiction. When I was playing for Dublin we would have gone in to feed the homeless, but nobody would have seen it on social media because we did it for the right reasons. We did it to connect, stay grounded and to give energy to people who are struggling. For me, it is close to home.
