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Walkies for Wellbeing 2026:

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Registration now open - Walk 100km in October 2026

Walkies for Wellbeing 2026

Walkies for Wellbeing 2026 is coming this October! 🐶 Get your dog, your walking shoes and join Team Samaritans for a simple challenge with a worthwhile purpose: walk 100km throughout October while raising funds to support Samaritans’ work and local branches across Ireland.

That’s roughly 3–4km a day, but there’s no need to walk every day. Walk around your local area, head off on a weekend hike or simply take the scenic route home with your four-legged companion. You’ll get an exclusive Walkies T-shirt after your first donation, plus a bespoke dog tag when you raise €250.

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Why we need your help

Every day, someone in Ireland takes their own life. In the next hour, we'll respond to almost a call every minute for help.

Our volunteers in Ireland & Northern Ireland answered more than 455,000 calls for help last year.

Samaritans is the only charity in both Ireland & Northern Ireland offering emotional support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to anyone who is in distress, lonely, struggling to cope or feeling suicidal.

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Why should I support Samaritans?

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Samaritans is the only charity in both Ireland & Northern Ireland offering emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, to anyone who is in distress, lonely, struggling to cope, or feeling suicidal.


By fundraising for Samaritans, you can make sure we're always here for people in their darkest hours.

Why does Samaritans need to fundraise and how will my donation be used?

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Gifts to Samaritans will not only help us to answer as many calls as possible, but it will also help us develop new ways of making sure our service is available to those who need it. We’ll be able to keep up with evolving communications, making sure that whenever and however someone makes a call for help, we’ll be ready to answer. 

Samaritans are supported by around 2,000 incredible volunteers across Ireland & Northern Ireland, but it is not just our listening service that helps us achieve our vision of fewer people dying by suicide. We also provide workplace training to help people take better care of their mental health at work, and campaign for more investment in national and local suicide prevention.

Funds raised support our Branch Development Fund, helping local Samaritans branches be there for your community. This fund helps local branches cover costs of technology, upgrades and much more.

How is Samaritans' fundraising regulated?

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  • Samaritans Ireland is committed to best practice, transparency and accountability in our fundraising activities.
  • We adhere to the Charities Regulator's Guidelines for Charitable Organisations on Fundraising from the Public
  • Our pledge is to treat all our donors with respect, honesty and openness.
  • We commit to being accountable and transparent so that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in Samaritans Ireland.
  • We promise we will effectively apply your gifts to us for their intended purposes.
  • Information about your donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.

Who can I contact for more information about fundraising for Samaritans?

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Please contact Glen and Nathan on our Fundraising team at fundraisingireland@samaritans.org

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