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Listen: Lough Boora Set To Host "Most Important Sunrise Of The Year"

Friday, 9 May 2025 16:24

The sun rises over Lough Boora - photo credit: Facebook/Lough Boora Discovery Park

Bord Na Mona are hosting Darkness into Light at the Discovery Park for the fourth year in a row.

Tomorrow morning will see the what Pieta is calling "most important sunrise of the year".

Darkness into Light 2025 will see thousands of people across the country at locations in nearly every county will walk together in unison as the sunrises in aid of suicide prevention.

In Laois events are taking place in Portarlington and Portlaoise, while in Westmeath you can participate in Darkness into Light events in both Athlone and Mullingar.

Banagher, Ferbane, and Rhode are all hosting events in Offaly.

Bord Na Mona is running their own Darkness into Light at the Lough Boora Discovery Park for the fourth year running.

Over 400 people attended last year.

Their Recreation Manager Lisa Kealey has been talking to Midlands 103's David Hollywood about the special environment that is Lough Boora:

You can register to take part in any of the Darkness into Light events here

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