Thousands braved the rain for Darkness Into Light 11:27 Saturday, 08 May 2021 Share it More than €6 million was raised! Despite Covid-19 restictions and heavy rain, Pieta House had great support for this year’s Darkness Into Light (DIL). Although there were no organised walks for the second year in a row, people across the country walked, ran and swam, while social distancing, to raise funds for the suicide prevention charity. More than €6 million was raised. It means that Pieta’s free crisis helpline will be able to give 3,500 people 8 hours of free counselling. Over 140,000 people across the world took part in the annual event.