A Lust For Life The Rising Challenge 2024!
The Rising 2024 was epic. We watched an incredible group of people take on on a gargantuan task, all for youth mental health in Ireland. We could not be prouder. We could not be more grateful. It takes a village, and our village is full of generous, kind-hearted people who want better for the future generations.
The Rising was bigger and tougher this year
The 2024 fundraising challenge consisted of a kayak of the Shannon, followed by a 160 km cycle from Limerick to Carrauntoohil, and culminating in a climb up Ireland's highest peak, Carrauntoohil. The core team of Niall ‘Bressie’ Breslin, artist Maser, and the team from 2023 took on the phenomenal challenge of 393 km.
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A Lust For Life The Rising Challenge 2024!
The Rising 2024 was epic. We watched an incredible group of people take on on a gargantuan task, all for youth mental health in Ireland. We could not be prouder. We could not be more grateful. It takes a village, and our village is full of generous, kind-hearted people who want better for the future generations.
The Rising was bigger and tougher this year
The 2024 fundraising challenge consisted of a kayak of the Shannon, followed by a 160 km cycle from Limerick to Carrauntoohil, and culminating in a climb up Ireland's highest peak, Carrauntoohil. The core team of Niall ‘Bressie’ Breslin, artist Maser, and the team from 2023 took on the phenomenal challenge of 393 km.
We want people all over Ireland to Rise Up with A Lust For Life in support of youth mental health and early prevention
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Support Bressie and The Rising Team by donating directly to their fundraisers
The Rising is A Lust For Life’s flagship national fundraiser aimed at transforming children’s mental health in Ireland.
The Rising is more than just a physical challenge -it’s a journey of endurance, hope, and community.
The mental health and wellbeing of children & young people in Ireland is ever-declining with many experiencing an unprecedented level of stress and anxiety. Parents are at their wits end trying to access support through services like CAMHS where waiting times are shocking. The consequences can be devastating, long lasting and sometimes fatal. It is completely unacceptable that children and their families are left to suffer like this. Their situation is not hopeless.
Preventative mental health education in schools is proven to work yet it is not embedded in the curriculum.
A Lust For Life is filling the gap.
We develop preventative mental health and wellbeing school programmes, which teach children from the earliest age how to enhance and protect their mental health. Since launching in 2020, our digital free of charge primary schools programme has been delivered in over 3,500 classrooms with a reach of over 92,000 children nationwide.
Our aim is to provide mental health education to support children from junior infants to Leaving Cert in a systematic, continuous and age appropriate way.
We receive no government funding so we rely entirely on your support to do so.
Please donate to the challenge now or organise your own fundraiser.
8th September to 15th September
Join The Rising
You can join the Rising in support of Youth Mental Health by organising a walk or challenge in your area on Sept 15th as Bressie and the team climb the highest peak in Ireland. Join us in calling on the government to invest youth mental health.
Together, we can create an intergenerational circuit breaker to halt the ever declining mental health of our children and young people so they so they can thrive in an increasingly complex world and maintain their lust for life through the ups and downs of childhood.
Help us reach our fundraising goal of €100,000 by donating and committing to your own walk or hike in your local area or starting a fundraiser
The Rising is A Lust For Life’s flagship national fundraiser aimed at transforming children’s mental health in Ireland.
The Rising is more than just a physical challenge -it’s a journey of endurance, hope, and community.
The mental health and wellbeing of children & young people in Ireland is ever-declining with many experiencing an unprecedented level of stress and anxiety. Parents are at their wits end trying to access support through services like CAMHS where waiting times are shocking. The consequences can be devastating, long lasting and sometimes fatal. It is completely unacceptable that children and their families are left to suffer like this. Their situation is not hopeless.
Preventative mental health education in schools is proven to work yet it is not embedded in the curriculum.
A Lust For Life is filling the gap.
We develop preventative mental health and wellbeing school programmes, which teach children from the earliest age how to enhance and protect their mental health. Since launching in 2020, our digital free of charge primary schools programme has been delivered in over 3,500 classrooms with a reach of over 92,000 children nationwide.
Our aim is to provide mental health education to support children from junior infants to Leaving Cert in a systematic, continuous and age appropriate way.
We receive no government funding so we rely entirely on your support to do so.
Please donate to the challenge now or organise your own fundraiser.
Help us reach our fundraising goal of €100,000 by donating or starting a fundraiser
Join The Rising
You can join the Rising in support of Youth Mental Health by organising a walk or challenge in your area on Sept 15th as Bressie and the team climb the highest peak in Ireland. Join us in calling on the government to invest youth mental health.
Together, we can create an intergenerational circuit breaker to halt the ever declining mental health of our children and young people so they so they can thrive in an increasingly complex world and maintain their lust for life through the ups and downs of childhood.
8th September to 15th September
Rise Up Your Way by organising a fundraiser
Do you want to raise funds for youth mental health? There are more ways to get involved in The Rising 2024. You can also support A Lust For Life and our early prevention schools programmes by organising a fundraiser in your own community, workplace, business, gym, or club.
Headline partner
We are thrilled to announce that The Rising 2024 is supported by Gym+Coffee. Gym+Coffee are a brilliant Irish owned sports and leisure wear brand with a strong community ethos - just like us.
The Rising partners for 2024
We're also delighted to be partnered with Canoeing Ireland, the governing body of the sport and recreation of canoeing in Ireland; Cycling Ireland, the National Governing Body for cycling on the island of Ireland; and Get Ireland Walking, a national initiative that aims to promote a vibrant culture of walking throughout Ireland.
About A Lust for Life
A Lust for Life is a youth mental health charity, which develops early prevention mental health and wellbeing school programmes, which teach children from the earliest age how to enhance and protect their mental health so they can thrive emotionally, mentally and socially.
The youth mental health crisis is significant, but early prevention works and is key to changing the face of mental health for future generations. Last year, The Rising raised an impressive €158,000, allowing us to continue developing our programmes and offering them free of charge to schools. This year, we aim to make an even bigger impact with your help. Join The Rising Challenge 2024 and be part of a movement that matters. Together, we can make a difference. Find out how you can rise to the challenge and support youth mental health in Ireland.
Headline partner
We are thrilled to announce that The Rising 2024 is supported by Gym+Coffee. Gym+Coffee are a brilliant Irish owned sports and leisure wear brand with a strong community ethos - just like us.
Our partners in 2024!
We are thrilled to announce that our headline sponsor for The Rising 2024 is Gym+Coffee. Gym+Coffee are a brilliant Irish owned sports and leisure wear brand with a strong community ethos - just like us.
We're also delighted to be partnered with Canoeing Ireland, the governing body of the sport and recreation of canoeing in Ireland; Cycling Ireland, the National Governing Body for cycling on the island of Ireland; and Get Ireland Walking, a national initiative that aims to promote a vibrant culture of walking throughout Ireland.
About A Lust for Life
A Lust for Life is a youth mental health charity, which develops early prevention mental health and wellbeing school programmes, which teach children from the earliest age how to enhance and protect their mental health so they can thrive emotionally, mentally and socially.
The youth mental health crisis is significant, but early prevention works and is key to changing the face of mental health for future generations. Last year, The Rising raised an impressive €158,000, allowing us to continue developing our programmes and offering them free of charge to schools. This year, we aim to make an even bigger impact with your help. Join The Rising Challenge 2024 and be part of a movement that matters. Together, we can make a difference. Find out how you can rise to the challenge and support youth mental health in Ireland.
