Sign up, get set…Walk! May 10th 2025
Join us for the most important sunrise of the year; May 10th 2025. You can take part as an individual, family, friends, a school, club or company group. Everyone is welcome.
If you can’t join us for one of our walks why not create a fundraiser event for Pieta – swim, jog, host a coffee morning or organise car wash and help save lives Create A Fundraiser.
Want to start an official walk for Darkness Into Light 2026?
Thank you for your interest in hosting a Darkness Into Light walk, please note we can not accept any new venues for DIL2025 however if you would like to email us at volunteers@pieta.ie our dedicated Darkness Into Light team can work with you and provide support on developing your Darkness Into Light 2026 walk in your local community.
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Support Our Work
Your donations will help raise funds so that Pieta can continue its vital work of raising awareness about suicide and self-harm and reach those in need 24/7. Support our life-saving work today.
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From small beginnings...
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In 2009, in Dublin's Phoenix Park, 400 people set off to complete a 5km walk to raise funds for Pieta, setting off the start of Darkness Into Light.
Each year the walk provides an opportunity for people to connect with their local community and to bring hope to people who have been impacted by suicide. Our team of dedicated volunteers, in Ireland and overseas, return year on year to make the event a success and to help us all continue to raise awareness and hope in the global fight against suicide and self-harm.
In 2022, we were delighted to welcome back our in-person walks in Ireland and worldwide. So, this year, we invite you to participate in Darkness Into Light in whatever way you want for a sunrise moment on 10th May 2025.
The important thing is that you share a sunrise moment together, and raise vital funds for people affected by suicide and self-harm. Together, we will create a global sunrise moment and join to be the light against the dark.
Pieta is so proud to have been supported by Electric Ireland since 2013. Together, Pieta and Electric Ireland and our partner charities and supporters across the world have grown Darkness Into Light into a global act of solidarity for people affected by suicide and self-harm.
Other ways to participate
Darkness into Light is always reliant on volunteers to make our events run smoothly. If you are interested in helping out in any way, please email volunteers@darknessintolight.ie
Instead of taking part in one of our organised walks, you can also participate by starting your own fundraiser. Please see here for more information, as registrations are now open.