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DARKNESS INTO LIGHT IN MEMORY OF RORY KERINS
This Year marks a very special year for us for Darkness into Light.
Not only will be be walking in memory of our gorge Rory on Saturday, 9th of May in both Cork and London, but the incredible Polly Cocker will also be running the London City Marathon in his memory on Sunday 26th April!!
This year marks the 10 year anniversary of Rory’s passing, and our 10th year of walking Darkness into Light (our first year of running !! Go Pol!!)
Every year we are completely blown away by the solidarity, kindness and generosity shown by you all and we can see how clearly this affects so many people and so many loved ones.
We’re walking (and running!) to show support for those who are struggling right now, to remember Rory and the light he brought to our lives.
We walk to help ensure Pieta can continue to be there for people when they need support most.
Every step we take is for someone who may feel unseen, unheard, or overwhelmed. It’s our way of saying, “You are not alone. Help is available. There is always light, even when it’s hard to see it.”
If you’re in a position to support our walk, please know that every single euro helps Pieta continue to answer the call and guide people towards hope at some of the darkest moments of their lives.
Thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for being part of this and for supporting us along the way.
Lots of love always
Joyce, John, Chloe, Conor + Polly xx
Thank you to our Sponsors
€1.02k
John And Gretta
€265
Barry
€265
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€215
Philip Carey
€150
Oli Flower
€150
Julie Cocker
You’ve got this darling Polly. Super proud of all your hard work and dedication. It’s such a wonderful cause. We love you xxxx
€150
Paul Mitch
€110
Louise And Andrea Horan
€107
Marie Crowley
Great cause. Keep going
€107
David Kerins
In Memory of Rory
€107
Dave And Geraldine Mcsweeney
Joyce,Johnnie, You are the bravest people we know
€107
Jacqui Daly
€107
Barbara Carroll
€107
The Patel Family
We are in awe of your achievement Polly! And we are delighted to support you in your efforts in fundraising for such an important cause. Hope that the muscles aren’t too sore! Xxx
€107
Laurie & Caoimhin
Well done Chloe and team. Sending so much love as always xxx
€107
Ryan’s @ No. 5
€107
Garry & Tricia Galvin
Thinking of you all on Rory’s 10th anniversary.
€107
Roma
€107
Alan Carey
€107
Jackie English
€107
Cora Abd Bill Daly
We always think of your son Rory but especially this time of year xxx
€107
Kika, Gareth & Shae
Sending you all our love!
€107
Ellis Family Australia
€107
Kath And Alan Crawford
Go Team Kid Roar! A fantastic effort from you all! Sending you lots of love as always. Kx
€107
Elaine Attridge
€107
Frances Lucey
€107
Angela Walsh
Well done to all
€107
Michael & Susan Connole
€107
Sarah Macmanus
€107
Aiden O’leary
€107
Pat And Sandra Collins
€107
Pearse And Anne Sreenan
€107
Gary Mac
€107
Rachel And Billy
Remembering Rory
€107
Paul Mitch
€107
Anna & Paddy O Donnell
Thinking of the Kerins family… wonderful cause.
€100
Maria
Well done Polly! Lots of love, Maria and Alan xx
€100
Iona And Dom
You’re amazing Polls! Good luck! Xxx
€100
Ger And Hazel
€100
Andie
€100
Des & Vicky
€100
Buckley Family
Always in our thoughts J ,M and family
€100
Niall & Liz
Always remembering your precious Rory xx
€100
Brian & Claire Carey
€100
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€100
Don & Barbara
Joyce, John & Chloe, Rory us in our thoughts ❤️
€100
Imelda And Denis
€100
T Crotty
€100
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€100
Andris And Ruby
Wonderful cause. Good luck, Polls - one foot in front of the other for an indeterminate period of time. Try not to have too much fun.
€100
Lucy Foley
❤️❤️❤️
€100
Conor Oneill
Rory's bright light will always live on
€100
K & M
Rory’s spirit will always live on in the hearts of the many who loved him.
€100
Douglas And Rhona Johnston
€100
Morgan Mckinley
€100
John And Ann French
Keep it going !
€100
Ray Elwood
Remembering Rory with love.
€100
Jean, Fiona And Máire
Well done to you all, what a wonderful tribute to your cherished Rory. You are all in out thoughts ❤️
€100
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€100
Jamie & David Monagan
€100
Liz Brosnan
always delighted to support this event and remember Rory.
€100
Maclochlainns
€100
Alexandra Odunsi
€100
Mary And Ross O Dowling
€100
Patrick Purcell
John, until I saw the very moving message on the Christians WhatsApp group a few minutes ago I never knew of your loss, (as I moved from Ireland in 1985). My belated condolences to you, your wife and family. Hopefully this fundraising will help others, now and in the future, in their most difficult moments.
€100
Sandra
€81
John Boylan
€75
Tanya & Ravi
You’ve got this Pol! Xxxxx
€74
Sylvia & John Mchenry
❤️
€70
Anonymous
€54
Dermot Long
€54
Anonymous
€54
Anonymous
€54
John Hayes
Honoured to be asked to make a contribution in memory of the great Rory. Thank you all for your continued efforts.
€54
Margaret & Seán Hyland
For Rory 🪽 ♥️ love you all x x x
€54
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€54
Emma And Ian
For Rory 🤍 Amazing work by you all 🤍
€54
Jack English
Thinking of you all Lots of love Jack & Lynn
€54
Anonymous
€54
Marie Mcbride
Thinking of Rory 🦉
€54
Rosemary Barry
€54
John & Eileen Murphy
€54
Ken Fitzgerald
€54
Mary Cogan
€54
Avril
G’wan Polly!! You’ve got this 🏃♀️❤️
€54
Deirdre
Always a pleasure to support in honour of Rory . X
€54
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€54
Patricia & Don Lewis
Thinking of you all & sending lots of love as you remember your beloved Rory. Xox
€54
Maeve And Max
To your wonderful friends and family, and for Rory, forever in our hearts❤️
€54
Stephen Hannon
€54
Ann Riordan
Thinking of Rory and you all. Best of luck to you all in the walk.
€54
Claire, Donna + Luke ❤️
€54
Margaret And Pat Whyte
Thinking of you all. ❤️❤️❤️
€54
Kielys
Will be thinking of you all x
€54
Anonymous
€54
Loreto & Chris Kane
Joyce, John & Chloe Thinking of you all 🫂🫂🫂💚💚💚
€54
Elaine Doody
Well done team Kid Roar. Thinking of you all and Rory. Lots of love xx
€50
Alex Griffin
€50
Fred & Catherine
Massive good luck in the marathon Polly, you’ll smash it! Xxx
€50
Kevin & Mary Mills
€50
John And Gabriele O Brien
€50
Robert O'dowling
€50
Eoin Barrett
€50
Polly
Love you guys and we will always speak Rory’s name xxx
€50
Antoinette O'neill
Always remembering Rory
€50
Julie Gilligan
Good luck to Team Roar! Love Julie and John. Xx
€50
Sharon Jones
€50
Val O' Regan
€50
Ian Nagle
€50
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€50
Dominic Harrington
€50
Milly, Graham, Henry And Ralphie
Dear Polly, CONGRATULATIONS on an absolutely heroic run - what an achievement!!! Absolute super star and amazing cause!! Lots of love, Milly, Graham, Henry and Ralphie. Xx
€50
Zoe, Jack & Max
Sending all our love ❤️
€48
Laura Elms
Well done Polly!!!!
€48
Pat & Dee Kearney
€48
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€48
Will & Fiona
Fly like the wind Polly!!!
€48
Emile
VROOM VROOM OUR POL!!!
€48
Anonymous
€48
Jenny Rawle
€48
Michael Moloney
€48
Daire Calnan
€48
Guy Norris
€48
Noelle O Donoghue
€48
John Kerins
€48
Kim
€48
Paul & Angela
€48
Sarah And John Boland
GO KID ROAR !
€48
Olivia, Max And Leo
Go Polly go! Proud of you xxx
€48
Jean Mccarthy
Thinking of you Joyce and family🥰
€48
Sophie Clayton
All our love Soph & Reece xxx
€48
Tommy Barker
€48
Seamus Hurley
Keeping his memory alive and supporting the cause for 10 years. Well done.
€48
Emma Kelleher
€48
Sophie & Reece
POLLY WANTS A FINISH LINE
€48
Gráinne & Robbie
Best of luck😊
€48
Gillian Darby
€48
Ronan Mcbride
€48
Natasha And Jon
You got this Polly. Absolute legend. Iconicque!
€48
Aoife Carey
€48
Victoria Luke
What a great cause - best wishes to all of Kid Roars supporters
€48
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€48
Marie Bowen
€48
Ciara Crossan
Lovely way to honour Rory and raise vital funds. Well done Cx
€48
Claire Mcswiney
€48
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€48
Eldon Hilliard
€48
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€48
Mary O'c
Best of luck Polly. You are amazing 💙
€48
Oliver Norman
€48
Liz Butler
€48
Glyn Daunt
Well done
€45
Abby, Lewis And Amélie
Wowza Pol so amazed and proud of you for doing the marathon in memory of Rory! You’re doing amazing, sweetie! And to Chloe and family- well done for keeping Rory’s memory alive as you hit this milestone. 10 years feels like a long time but the memory of someone you love lasts forever. The dedication you’ve put in to helping others is a beautiful tribute. Lots of love and good luck! Xxxx
€45
Oonagh O Sullivan
Best of luck Polly!
€45
Sammy Meyer
Good luck beauty! So proud of you of those legs of yours. Will be thinking of you on Sunday. Love you xxx
€45
Sue Reardon
Thinking of you all.
€45
Cliodhna Byrne
Thinking of Rory ❤️
€45
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€45
Paula Ryan
Thinking of you today Joyce and family x
€45
Charlotte Eglington
€45
Eimear Galvin
€45
Shane O Donoghue
€45
Elizabeth Kaar
€35
Lisa & Laurent
❤️❤️
€35
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€32
Sinead Healy
€32
Maddie O’connell
€32
Anonymous
Rory was lucky to have parents like you. He will always be with you as your guardian angel.
€27
Susan Mccarthy
€26
Jessica Ramos
€26
Miri
Go Polls! Amazing cause and amazing effort xxxx
€26
Lee Joseph
€26
Tess Kermode
Go Tess / Polly !!! Ahahaha Love you xxx
€26
Kate Mccarthy
❤️
€26
Emer T And Joe
Sending all our love as always.
€26
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€26
Sofia R
€26
Jean Mcphillips
€26
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€26
Ciara Dorrington
Love and light xx
€26
Eva Gallagher
🤍
€26
Blanche Keohane Vignaux
€26
Catherine Bradley
€26
Michelle Cocker
Well done Polly xxx
€26
Emma Price-olsen
Good luck Polly! Amazing cause and can’t wait to start our marathon journey together!!
€26
Richard & Lyn Xx
Good Luck Polly, it’s amazing what you’re doing, just remember that and keep on running
€26
Anonymous
Sending love from the States to my forever first friends ❤️
€26
Sarah, Daisy & Liam
What a wonderful thing to do for a great charity. Love Sarah, Daisy and Liam 🥰
€26
Dee Power
€26
Gill White
Good luck Polly on your London marathon run, you will be amazing and for such an amazing Charity.
€26
Anonymous
Couldn’t be prouder of you pops, you’re my inspiration and I will be cheering you on. Love you to the moon and back
€26
Peter Carabi
The Kerins are always in our thoughts. Their strength is incredible.
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O’dowling
€26
Anonymous
€24
Daphne Blumer
Well done Polly on Sunday and everyone else helping to raise awareness.
€24
Debby N Steve
Well done Darling Polly - and for such a worthwhile cause. xx
€24
Erin Rose
€24
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€24
Cass
Darling Polly, you are an absolute superstar. This is an amazing achievement and a wonderful cause. Sending you all our love from Aus xxx
€24
Noreen O’flynn
€21
Fiona Quade
€21
Will Flower
Good Luck! Love from Will & Daisy x
€21
Anonymous
€21
Soph, Adam & Bobby
Go Pol! We’ll be cheering you on, so proud. X
€21
Clodagh Cavanagh
€20
Sílebríd Lehane
Well done walkers and runners ❤️
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€20
Anonymous
€16
Hayley Dennis
Good luck Pol! Very proud of you and will be cheering you on from afar xxx
€16
Laura, Dave And Tom X
Go Polly! We’re so proud of you!
€12
Joe Plumb
Phenomenal effort! Well done Pol x
€11
Sofia
€11
Patrick Carey
€11
George Williams
Great cause x
€11
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€11
Anonymous
€11
Aoibhe Humphreys
€11
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€11
Philip Elwood
€11
Claire, Colours
€11
Pieta
Proud sponsor of Darkness into Light
€10
We remember Rory kindly. Trust the walk is a success and look forward to catching up in the summer