Wes Farrell fundraising for Cycle Against Suicide in N2- End to End Portugal Challenge 2026
In May 2026, I’ll be cycling the full length of Portugal, over 760km with Cycle Against Suicide, to raise awareness around mental health and suicide prevention. I’m doing this in memory of my brother and to help spread the message that it’s okay not to feel okay. Any contribution, no matter how small, will make a real difference both in helping me take on this journey and in supporting a cause that saves lives. Thanks again for being part of the journey!
About Cycle Against Suicide
Cycle Against Suicide is an awareness charity (CHY 20687) that makes a valuable contribution to the public education of mental health by changing the narrative surrounding suicide. When an individual is vulnerable enough to consider taking their own life, silence is read as indifference. With hundreds of people dying by suicide in Ireland each year and research indicating that thousands more contemplate it, we all have a role to play to collectively address the challenges that suicide presents. In a bid to save more lives, Cycle Against Suicide through its programmes, sets out to change culture and create a society that openly talks about suicide to allow people to speak up and seek help.
About N2- End to End Portugal Challenge 2026
Cycle Against Suicide is a national mental health awareness/suicide prevention charity - CHY 20867.
Participants on our N2; end-to-end Portugal Challenge and their fundraising efforts, are directly supporting the delivery of Cycle Against Suicide’s work across families, schools, communities, and workplaces. Funds raised through the N2 Portugal Challenge are vital in underpinning both the delivery and continued development of our programmes, enabling us to provide accessible mental health awareness, education, and peer-support initiatives nationwide. Their commitment helps us reduce stigma, promote help-seeking, and create spaces where open conversations about mental health can take place.
Specifically, their support contributes to our work with children and young people in schools, the development of parent supports, and the expansion of peer-support programmes in workplaces and communities. It also underpins targeted initiatives focused on men’s mental health, where the need remains critical. By third participation in our N2; end-to-end Portugal Challenge, the are helping Cycle Against Suicide empower individuals with the knowledge, tools, and confidence to face mental health challenges and ensuring that the message “It’s OK not to feel OK, and it’s OK to ask for help” continues to reach those who need it most.
