Emergency response charity was speaking ahead of the National Ploughing Championships, which take place in Ratheniska, Co Laois, from 17 to 19 September.
The one-day annual event - Tour de Tirlán - will lead cyclists across the co-operative on one of four distances: 45km, 95km, 136km and 201km.
Derek Robinson spoke to a group who came to his home-town as part of a day trip organised by Rural Support.
The need to develop mental health services with men in mind is being explored by researchers as CSO statistics that they accounted for nearly three quarters of suicide deaths in Ireland in 2022.
The fifth edition of the Hereford charity photo and calendar competition gives photographers and artists the opportunity to get their work published, along with the chance of winning a cash prize.
Donations are being sought to help raise funds for the Life Beyond programme.
The biggest spike in calls has been from farmers worried about fodder, Macra president Elaine Houlihan said.
Pat was accompanied on his adventure by his friend Tony Harrison who drove a campervan for them to sleep in each night.
A number of farmers and those involved in agribusiness are taking on a charity cycle which will see them cover some 575km on foot and by bike, all to raise funds for two mental health charities.
