{"id":409764,"date":"2026-04-21T09:26:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/409764\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T09:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T09:26:08","slug":"one-in-four-ireland-is-calling-on-waterford-to-hike-for-survivors-of-child-sexual-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/409764\/","title":{"rendered":"One in Four Ireland is calling on\u00a0Waterford to hike for survivors of child sexual abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterfordlive.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">One in Four Ireland<\/a> is calling on people across\u00a0Waterford\u00a0to lace up their hiking boots and take part in its annual flagship fundraising event,\u00a0Mountains of Change, taking place on Sunday 24th May 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Following the remarkable success of last year\u2019s inaugural event, which saw more than 125 hikes completed across Ireland, the UK, the US and further afield, raising over \u20ac34,000, this year\u2019s campaign aims to go even bigger than before. Funds raised will directly support the organisation\u2019s vital legal advocacy and specialised mental health services for survivors of child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Participants in\u00a0Waterford\u00a0are invited to take on local favourites such as the\u00a0Waterford\u00a0Greenway, St Declan&#8217;s Way or the Glenpatrick Bridge Walk as part of this powerful national day of solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterfordlive.ie\/news\/local-news\/2060509\/shuttle-bus-for-new-waterford-bridge-dead-and-gone-as-council-stabbed-in-the-back.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shuttle bus for new Waterford bridge \u2018dead and gone\u2019 as council \u2018stabbed in the back\u2019 &#8211; Waterford Live<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mountains of Change invites participants to hike a mountain or trail of their choice on the same day. Individuals are encouraged to register and create a team with friends, family, or colleagues to take on the challenge together.<\/p>\n<p>The event provides an inspiring fundraising opportunity, combining wellbeing, community engagement, and awareness-raising through one impactful display of solidarity.<\/p>\n<p>Groups and individual participants can find full event details and register for free today at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainsofchange.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/www.mountainsofchange.ie\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1776437054098000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3LDoQCrbUX3vVUTeBJgl7P\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">www.mountainsofchange.ie<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Individuals, organisations and community groups in\u00a0Waterford\u00a0interested in supporting Mountains of Change or seeking additional information are encouraged to get in touch directly with Roisin at\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\">roisin@oneinfour.ie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Together, we can move mountains and create lasting change for survivors of child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One in Four Ireland is calling on people across\u00a0Waterford\u00a0to lace up their hiking boots and take part in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":409765,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43,6513],"class_list":["post-409764","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news","tag-waterford"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409764","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=409764"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/409764\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/409765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=409764"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=409764"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=409764"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}