Newry dad-of-two opens up on pain of alcoholism and his mission to help others

A Northern Ireland man will run 10K each day for 100 days, to raise awareness for addiction problems after going through his own turmoil.

Barry Bannon, from Newry, is a recovering alcoholic who says his struggle with alcohol coupled with declining mental health resulted in a "spiral of addiction" quickly setting in.

The father-of-two was stuck in a rut, unable to deal with his emotions, and using alcohol as a coping mechanism.