Darkness into Light at Athy

A Co Kildare town will be hosting Darkness into Light for the first time this summer.

Athy is gearing up for the first time, with its launch last night, in a bid to raise funds for Pieta House, so that people with suicidal thoughts can get help.

The event this May will raise funds for Pieta House, helping those in suicidal distress of engaging in self-harm. There are centres in Ballyfermot, Tallaght and Finglas, along with Limerick, Cork, Tipperary, Galway and Kerry.

The service offers free of charge counselling while in 2015 alone, in excess of 5,000 people came through its doors suffering from suicidal ideation or engaging in self-harm.

Taking place on Saturday, 7th of May, Darkness into Light is a unique, early morning fundraising event which begins in darkness at 4.15am as thousands of people walk or run a 5km route while dawn is breaking. This year, Darkness into Light will take place in over 100 locations in Ireland and abroad including in the US, the UK, Scotland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.