First leg of Cycle Against Suicide arrives in Navan tomorrow

Cycle Against Suicide arrives at Simonstown GAA in Navan at 5pm on Saturday.  The cycle is an initiative to raise awareness of the help and support networks that are available to people across Ireland that are battling depression, self-harm, at risk of suicide or those bereaved by suicide.

Each year, Cycle Against Suicide brings together cyclists with different backgrounds and stories to help break the cycle of suicide in Ireland. Since 2013, the event has seen over 15,000 cyclists from across the country take to the roads to help spread the message that ‘It’s OK not to feel OK; and It’s absolutely OK to ask for help’. 

The 2018 cycle is the biggest and best event yet. Cycle Against Suicide is inviting the people of Meath to join the team of supporters that will pass through 17 counties and 67 towns, stopping at 40 locations throughout the 750 km route, rallying hope and support in localities around the nation.

Over 800 people die by suicide on the island of Ireland each year; 800 families and communities devastated; 800 lives cut short. The power of the cycle and its message is something that brings families, communities, organisations, schools, individuals and cyclists of all abilities together with a common purpose of ending the cycle of suicide in Ireland today. Each year, Cycle Against Suicide aims to engage more and more communities to begin a conversation about mental health; about looking after ourselves and reaching out to each other.

Cycle Against Suicide 2018 main cycle will take place from Saturday, 28 April 2018 – Monday, 7 May 2018. Register your support at http://www.cycleagainstsuicide.com/get-involved/2018-cycle/

 

Start: Westmanstown Dublin morning of April 28th.

Navan 28th April

Newry 29th April

Belfast 30th April

Dungannon 1st May

Omagh 2nd May

Ballyshannon 3rd May

Ballina 4th May

Carrick on Shannon 5th May

Mullingar 6th May

Finish: Dublin May 7th