Today electric ireland launched wake up the annual darkness into light campaign inviting the irish nation to wake up and walk with pieta house on saturday may 12 th to raise vital funds for suicide prevention suicide bereavement and self harm.
Darkness into light 2018 wexford.
In 2009 in the phoenix park in dublin 400 people set off on the inaugural darkness into light 5km walk to raise funds for pieta.
Dress appropriately as scattered showers forecast and please bring a torch if you have one.
The early dawn represents hope and is symbolic of the work of pieta house.
It s not scary at all because we re walking each other home.
An estimated 2 000 people are expected to congregate at flanagan s wharf courtown at 4 15 am on saturday may 12th for the 5km walk run for darkness into light which first took place at the popular north wexford seaside resort four years ago.
Donation buckets will be at the sign in.
My little light on its own isn t that bright but with everyone s light shining together really bright.
To sign in and receive your t shirt.
But its ok because we have these little lights to light the way and we re all walking together.
But its ok because we have these little lights to light the way and we re all walking together.
We will be walking from the independence museum kilmurry.
I don t like the dark.
Four hundred people set off for the inaugural 5km walk and from small beginnings the movement has grown to over 220 000 people walking in over 150 locations in 16 countries across 5 continents in 2019.
Please be there from 3 45 a m.
The darkness into light phenomenon was started by pieta house in phoenix park dublin in 2009.
A final reminder for the darkness into light walk tomorrow saturday at 4 15 a m.
Hundreds to walk from darkness into light for pieta house in wexford may 11 2018 news desk news hundreds of people across county wexford are set to be up at the crack of dawn tomorrow morning to take part in the darkness into light annual walk for mental health.
Darkness into light is a 5km run walk to raise funds for pieta house which will be held on 9th of may at 4 15am follow us on twitter dilwexford.
I don t like the dark.
Bringing people from darkness back into the light.
Darkness into light wexford town.
It s not scary at all because we re walking each other home.
My little light on its own isn t that bright but with everyone s light shining together really bright.