The Deep Blue Dip will take place on Easter Saturday to support conversations around mental health and raise funds for spunout
A series of swims to raise money for youth mental health will take place along the Clare coastline this Easter Saturday, April 4th.
The Deep Blue Dip, organised by spunout, Ireland’s youth information and support platform, will kick off at Spanish Point at 9:00am. The swim will be led by Anna Earley from Kilmurry, Sixmilebridge along with fellow Clare woman, June Curtin, and her local Snámhaí Sásta sea swimming group.
The event will then continue across Clare’s beautiful coastline, with swims at White Strand at 10:00am, Lahinch at 11:00am and Clahane at 12:00pm.
Every day, spunout supports young people through their 24/7 anonymous text support service Text About It, education and employment guidance, and youth-centred wellbeing information.
In 2025 alone, spunout reached 3 million young people across social media, with over 900,000 using its website. Its services supported 52,748 conversations through Text About It and over 38,000 sessions via Navigator, spunout’s mental health signposting tool.
The Deep Blue Dip helps fund these vital services while creating a shared moment of connection and mental health awareness. Anyone is welcome to join the swims taking part in Clare or to have their own dip in their local swimming spot or even just a cold shower.
Individuals and groups are encouraged to register here, receive their Deep Blue Dip pack, and start fundraising.
Anna Earley, Strategic Partnerships Manager at spunout, said: “Young people in Ireland are facing unprecedented pressures, from anxiety and loneliness to financial stress, climate anxiety, and social isolation. Through the Deep Blue Dip we hope to start conversations about mental health in our communities, while also raising funds for youth mental health supports.
“Every dip helps someone struggling access mental health support when they need it, a student find guidance, and a young person feel less alone.”
June Curtin, founder of Snámhaí Sásta, said: “Mental health is a cause close to my own heart and I am delighted to be supporting the Deep Blue Dip. Sea swimming has been a consistent source of community and support for me since I took my first dip back in 2018.
I’m looking forward to my own Deep Blue Dip at Spanish Point and hoping to see lots of the local community there.”
In order to protect their own safety and dip responsibility, participants are advised to never dip alone, check weather and water conditions, keep dips short, wear appropriate footwear and warm up properly afterward.