Thousands of people took part in the annual Darkness Into Light walks throughout the country this morning including hundreds in Tipperary.
197 locations in Ireland and abroad took part in the annual fundraiser for Pieta, the suicide and self-harm prevention charity.
Community members set off from locations including GAA clubs, churches, and schools in the pre-dawn darkness, completing the 5km walk as the sun began to rise.
At 4.15am seven official walks took place in the Premier County while Clonmel CC held a Darkness into Light Cycle.
The annual fundraiser is seen as a crucial to provide vital services for Pieta who provide easily accessible, free-of-charge services online, by phone, or in person to people of all ages and backgrounds in distress or who have been bereaved through suicide.
