{"id":1034933,"date":"2026-06-18T16:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1034933\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:37:17","slug":"grow-mental-health-invites-people-across-carlow-and-kilkenny-to-dip-dusk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1034933\/","title":{"rendered":"Grow Mental Health invites people across Carlow and Kilkenny to Dip @ Dusk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Grow Mental Health is calling on people to Dip @ Dusk over the coming days.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The group is using the build-up to the longest day of the year to raise funds for and awareness of mental wellness while outlining the boost that comes from an outdoor swim.<\/p>\n<p>Marketing, Fundraising &amp; Communications Manager at Grown Mental Health S\u00edle Tracey says;\u00a0\u201cWe know the benefits of cold-water swimming go far beyond the physical \u2013 it\u2019s an act of connection, resilience and mindfulness\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She adds; \u201cDIP@DUSK celebrates the power of community and nature, while directly supporting our work with people facing mental health challenges across Ireland.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the positive effects of open-water swimming are well recognised, those taking part are reminded to prioritise safety \u2013 always swim with others, enter the water slowly to allow your body to adjust and avoid staying in too long.<\/p>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/fundraise.grow.ie\/event\/dip-at-dusk\/home\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sign up solo or as part of a club or community with details of local gatherings and donations here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dip-at-Dusk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-324945\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Dip-at-Dusk.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"672\" height=\"895\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Grow Mental Health is calling on people to Dip @ Dusk over the coming days. The group is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1034934,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4317],"tags":[197495,120873,285431,166961,18444,105,180447,218,16,15],"class_list":["post-1034933","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-carlow","tag-dip","tag-dipdusk","tag-dusk","tag-grow","tag-health","tag-kilkenny","tag-mental-health","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1034933","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1034933"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1034933\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1034934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1034933"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1034933"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1034933"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}