In Pictures: Thousands take part in annual Darkness into Light events

 Haley Duggan and Michelle Creedon who took part in the Darkness into Light swim to raise funds for Pieta House at Fountainstown, Co. Cork. - Picture: David Creedon

Thousands of people nationwide took part in the annual Darkness into Light walk on Saturday morning, to raise money for suicide prevention charity Pieta House.

The annual 5km walking event first began in Phoenix Park, Co Dublin, where 400 attendees marked the occasion.