A Decade of Hope: Your Guide to Darkness Into Light Routes Across Louth
This Saturday, May 9th, Louth residents will join thousands nationwide to walk from the pre-dawn darkness into the light, marking a decade of solidarity in Dundalk.
Darkness Into Light has become a vital cornerstone of community support, raising essential funds for Pieta’s suicide prevention and mental health services. As demand for local services at the Redeemer Resource Centre continues to grow, this year’s 10th-anniversary milestone in Dundalk takes on even greater significance.
Dundalk — 10th Anniversary
Starts: 4:15 AM
Beginning at the Whitaker Building, DkIT Campus. Participants will be joined by the Redemptorist Gospel Choir and the Dundalk Ukulele Strummers for a morning of powerful reflection and hope.
Dunleer — Market House Walk
Starts: 4:30 AM
Gathering at the Market House on Main Street. This inclusive walk welcomes buggies and dogs on leads, with a warm cuppa and chat waiting at The Lodge courtyard afterward.
Drogheda — Boyne Greenway
Starts: 4:15 AM
Starting and ending at St. Nicholas GFC, Rathmullan Road. Walkers will pass the “Tree of Hope” and enjoy a breakfast of porridge and honey courtesy of Boyne Valley Honey.
Swim Into Light — Aura Leisure
Aura Leisure Dundalk is hosting a Sunrise Swim for those who prefer the water. No registration is required; simply arrive and donate at the pool entry.
Further community-led walks will take place in Togher (John Markey Park, 4:15 AM) and Knockbridge (Church Car Park, 4:15 AM). As we prepare for this morning of hope, it is a reminder of the “great talent” and empathy our county holds for one another.
