More than 100,000 people have taken part in events around the country this morning to raise funds for Irish charity Pieta House.
Darkness into Light events took place in 80 locations at dawn.
The 5K walk is the main fundraising event organised by the charity that helps fight suicide and self-harm.
Pieta House founder Joan Freeman, explains how Darkness into Light has become a global event organised by volunteers around the world:
#darknessintolight well done to all imvolved pic.twitter.com/XE65o7EqKr
— Garda Info (@gardainfo) May 9, 2015
fab #darknessintolight Dingle @PietaHouse @dinglenews @rtenews @radiokerrynews @saolodheas @Buailtin @DIngleBusiness pic.twitter.com/HFyGryVWVw
— Nuala Moore (@numoorepain) May 9, 2015
@RTECountryWide 2, 500 in #dungarvan @DILDungarvan #DIL2015 thanks to @johnfoleyimages for capturing the crowd! pic.twitter.com/tbP0hzAUrw
— CIARA CONWAY TD (@ciaramconway) May 9, 2015
The darkest hour is just before the dawn...@PietaHouse #Bray #DIL2015 pic.twitter.com/MIC3n24U0a
— Mick O'Keeffe (@okmick) May 9, 2015
