Mayo residents dared to abseil with Acquired Brain Injury Ireland this month

This month, Acquired Brain Injury Ireland (ABI Ireland) is challenging Mayo residents and people all over Ireland to face their fears while making a life-changing difference to survivors of brain injury and their families.

Sign up to take part in the unique and exhilarating experience of abseiling 190 feet down the iconic Skyview Tower in Smithfield, Dublin, on Saturday, April 27.

“We are looking for more brave supporters to abseil in Smithfield for Acquired Brain Injury Ireland,” explains Matt Powell, community fundraising coordinator. “We had an amazing event last year, with almost 100 people participating on the day. We’d really love to see even more people there this April. This challenge is a great way to push your own boundaries while supporting the brain injury survivors we work with.”

Each year, 19,000 people acquire a brain injury in Ireland. That’s 52 people every single day. Brain injuries happen suddenly, often with drastic, life-altering consequences, as the result of strokes, road traffic accidents, falls and assaults.

With your support, ABI Ireland provides rehabilitation to survivors and their families so that they can live their fullest lives, with confidence, as part of their communities.

Abseil For Brain Injury will give participants an opportunity to see all of Ireland's capital city from one of its best locations, with breath-taking unobstructed views stretching as far as Howth and Killiney. This huge red brick tower dominates the Smithfield skyline and is the former chimney for the iconic Jameson Distillery.

From the top of this tower, you’ll have the thrill of abseiling 190 feet to ground level – all while raising vital funds to support those impacted by brain injury to rebuild their lives.

Registration is open now: visit abiireland.ie/abseil2024 to sign up and begin fundraising. All money raised will go directly to ABI Ireland. The registration fee is just €20 followed by a very achievable fundraising target of €200. The funds you raise will go towards making a difference in the lives of those people ABI Ireland works with.

Galway native Jackson Layton, a survivor of brain injury who also braved the challenge in 2021, commented: “I'm so glad I took part in this fundraising event for Acquired Brain Injury Ireland. It’s such a worthwhile cause. I was genuinely scared but loved it – what an adrenaline rush. I've met some pretty amazing people through doing this too.”

Jackson continued: “After sustaining a brain injury myself at the age of seven, I know how important it is that the required resources are made available to those struggling with things like speech and language, strength and mobility, general dexterity and motor skills.

“One can sustain a brain injury at any age, anywhere, for any number of reasons. Let’s do what we can to make sure the necessary resources are available to as many people as possible!”

For more information about this and other fundraising opportunities for Acquired Brain Injury Ireland, contact Matt Powell, community fundraising coordinator, at mpowell@abiireland.ie or (086) 4103681.