Sunday 22 May, 2022
The event took place in-person for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
The annual fundraiser by Pieta House is going ahead this weekend, despite anti-lockdown activists announcing an alternative event for that date.
Irish hockey international Grace O’Flanagan delves deeper into her story and mental health journey.
Last night, the Late Late Show helped to raise over €2 million for Pieta House.
The postponement of this year’s Darkness Into Light event was a particular financial blow for the charity.
Over 200,000 people were expected to attend events across the country in May.
This year over 168 venues throughout the country took part in the 5k walk/run.
The public will be able to leave messages of hope on the mural site in Camden Row.
The event began with just 400 people walking in Phoenix Park in 2008.
After surviving a suicide attempt at 13, Christy spent his career helping people in crisis.
Aiveen Cully-Dunne shares the pain of losing a sibling to suicide, ahead of #DIL2018.
Rachel O’Neill shares the story behind why she’s doing #DIL2018.
Darkness Into Light volunteer and suicide survivor Rebecca McInerney shares her journey to recovery.
Stephen Considine shares how he went from attempted suicide to creating art to help others.
Participants on RTÉ’s Painting the Nation are running a charity art exhibition, with all proceeds going to Pieta House.
We need to improve the services that look after children with mental health difficulties, a leading Irish expert in mental health care says.
Senator Joan Freeman originally praised the Taoiseach for his involvement, but took a different view today in the Seanad.
From TheJournal.ie
One week on, we find out what inspired people to get up before dawn for Pieta House.
Well over 150,000 people took part in events this year, according to charity Pieta House.
The symbolic walk into the light is aimed at encouraging people to talk about suicide and mental health issues.
In over 100 towns and cities in Ireland, people will be walking as the sun rises this morning.
Pieta House’s annual walk for suicide prevention takes place this weekend.
Senator Joan Freeman talks to us about mental health services and being ‘a pain in the government’s neck’.
Treating depression isn’t as simple as putting on a brave face, writes our final Darkness Into Light contributor.
Gary Seery turned to exercise to help him cope with anxiety and depression
At times it felt like there was no hope of recovery at all, writes Brian Scallan
Ireland rugby international Hannah Tyrrell on the eating disorder that overshadowed her teenage years
Patricia Turner lost her son to suicide in 2009.
Mike Ross, who made his 150th appearance for the province last weekend, is out of contract at the end of the season.
And he’s still going….
And oh how they sang.
All over the country (and overseas too) people got up ridiculously early to run for Pieta House.
With the Rio Olympics just four months away, The42 meets one of Ireland’s leading medal hopes, Mark English.
An anonymous contributor writes about the complexities of helping a person who suffers from mental illness.
The founder of Pieta House has said the current mental health support system is not working.
Were you one of the early risers?
The Darkness Into Light event takes place in 80 venues around Ireland and the world on Saturday morning.
Not that much, it turns out.
Why do people develop mental illnesses? Why are some more susceptible that others? What treatment is best? There’s still so much we don’t know – and we really need to find out.
