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Ireland's charity dedicated to providing nightlife psychological support, crisis intervention and harm reduction information/educatio
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29/05/2026

We’re officially underway 💚✨

The PsyCare space is built, the team is settled in, and our volunteers are ready to support anyone who might need us across the weekend.

What makes this project special is the people. Every member of our team is trauma-informed and trained to sit with people through distress, overwhelm, emotional crisis or difficult experiences with compassion and without judgement.

From the handmade decor to our custom-built structures, every detail of the space has been created to bring calm, warmth and safety into the heart of the festival 🌙🎪

Huge gratitude to the incredible crew already on site making the magic happen, and to the team back home helping hold everything together behind the scenes.

This weekend is a really special one for us as newer leaders step up and take charge — and they’re absolutely smashing it already 💪💚

We’ve always believed this kind of care belongs at every festival in Ireland.

And standing here watching this space come alive, that future feels closer than ever.

Festival season has begun 🚐✨

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28/05/2026

Festival season is here ❤️

If you ever find yourself overwhelmed, anxious, emotional, too intoxicated, stuck in a difficult headspace, or simply needing a moment away from the intensity of the crowd — PsyCare is here for you.

In this video, our volunteer Jane Eleanor speaks about what actually happens when you come into a PsyCare space.

No judgement.
No shame.
No pressure.

Just calm, grounded support from trained volunteers who will meet you where you’re at and help you gather your thoughts, regulate, rest and feel safe again.

Sometimes people come in because substances have become overwhelming. Sometimes it’s panic, sensory overload, emotional release, relationship stress or simply needing somewhere quiet to breathe for a while.

Whatever the reason — you are welcome.

As the June Bank Holiday weekend kicks off and festival season begins across Ireland, look after yourselves and look after each other.

And if you see someone struggling, remember there’s always support nearby. 💙

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16/05/2026

OMNI OPEN AIR ☀️

Summer has officially begun.

This weekend marked PsyCare Ireland’s first time at OMNI Open Air — and it felt like a glimpse into a new era. A future where welfare, harm reduction and psychological support at events are no longer seen as “extra”, but as essential infrastructure for any event that truly cares about its people.

Because the reality is this: at music events, some people will struggle. Some will overconsume alcohol or drugs. Some will arrive carrying stress, grief, loneliness, trauma, anxiety or overwhelm long before they ever enter a festival gate.

Ireland has a long and complicated relationship with escapism. A history shaped by colonialism, inequality, silence, displacement and survival.

For many, substance use exists somewhere between celebration and self-medication. Between connection and escape.

At PsyCare, we believe we need to speak honestly about that.

Without judgement. Without stigma.
We don’t exist to shame people.
We exist to meet people where they are.
To provide calm in chaos.
To reduce harm.
To create spaces where people can breathe, regulate, reconnect and feel human again.

Because music and dance spaces hold immense power.

They can heal.
They can transmute pain into connection.
They can remind us that we belong to each other.

This summer, more than ever before, we’re proud to stand alongside festivals, promoters and communities who understand that audience care matters. That compassion matters. That safer culture matters.

Here’s to a summer of deeper connection, collective care, culture change and support. ❤️

Thank you to everyone volunteering to make OMNI so special.

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13/05/2026

Should Festivals and concerts be obliged to have psychological welfare teams and tent at shows?

Our CEO Mick Lessen spoke with Sean Moncrieff on Newstalk this week about the work we do with PsyCare Ireland supporting people through:

💙 panic & overwhelm
💙 difficult drug experiences
💙 emotional crises
💙 mental health distress at festivals

We talked about why welfare and harm reduction services should be a normal part of festival culture — just like medics and security.

At PsyCare Ireland we believe compassion, calm spaces and human connection can genuinely change outcomes for people in vulnerable moments.

Big thanks to Sean and the Newstalk team for having us on.

🎧 Full interview link in bio.

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10/05/2026

Biggest training yet. ❤️

This weekend we gathered our largest ever group of volunteers for PsyCare Ireland training — bringing us to over 250 volunteers trained since 2022.

What started as a small idea has grown into a national movement of people who believe festivals and nightlife can be safer, more compassionate and more human.

Together we’re changing the culture around how Ireland responds to substance-induced crisis, psychological distress and emotional overwhelm at events. Instead of punishment or stigma, we believe in calm spaces, trained peers, harm reduction and compassionate care.

Every person in this room is helping build a future where nobody has to go through a difficult experience alone.

From music lovers and students to therapists, healthcare workers, artists, social care workers and volunteers from all walks of life — this community keeps growing because people know a different approach is possible.

The future is bright for compassion on dancefloors. ✨

Thank you to every volunteer who gives their time, energy and heart to this work. We can’t wait to bring this energy into festivals, concerts and communities across Ireland in 2025 and beyond.

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09/05/2026

Festival season is here — and so is the conversation Ireland needs to have about safety, mental health, and harm reduction. 💚

We’re grateful to see PsyCare Ireland featured in The Journal highlighting the reality facing festivals across the country: people are experiencing psychological distress, drug-related crises, panic, overwhelm, and mental health emergencies at events every single weekend.

Yet despite this reality, there is currently no legal requirement for festivals in Ireland to provide dedicated psychological welfare or harm reduction services onsite.

That needs to change.

Too many event organisers still view these services as optional rather than essential. PsyCare Ireland is advocating for dedicated welfare, psychological support, and harm reduction provision to become a recognised and expected part of event safety infrastructure — alongside medics, security, and stewarding.

Because when things go wrong at festivals, people deserve more than punishment, judgement, or abandonment. They deserve calm, compassionate, expert support.

At PsyCare, we aim to be the calm in the chaos.

Huge thanks to our volunteers, partner festivals, medics, and everyone helping push this movement forward.

Read the article via the link in bio.

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07/05/2026

First NITE cohort at Trinity 💙🔥

This week we delivered our very first NITE Programme training with the incoming Ents Officers at Trinity College Dublin with their Students’ Union — and honestly, it felt special.

NITE (Nightlife Intervention & Training for Empowerment) is about giving young people the tools to:

✨ support friends in distress
✨ understand harm reduction
✨ respond calmly in nightlife settings
✨ build safer music and student cultures
✨ know when and how to get help

Even better — 5 PsyCare volunteers shadowed the training too as part of learning to be facilitators of NITE themselves.

The idea is simple: learn it, bring it home, grow it in your own communities.

This is only the beginning.

Huge thanks to everyone who came along, engaged so openly, and helped create such a warm atmosphere. We can already tell this won’t be our last Trinity cohort 💙

Compassion saves lives.

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04/05/2026

Bank Holiday Monday = Cleaning up the House 💙

While most people were relaxing, 6 incredible volunteers showed up and gave their entire day to get PsyCare ready for the summer festival season.

From deep cleaning mats, organising kit, pressure washing, sorting logistics, and bringing a bit of love back into every piece of equipment — this is what makes PsyCare what it is.

We often talk about the impact we have at festivals…

But none of that happens without days like this.

This is the unseen work.
This is the care behind the care.
This is community.

We’re so grateful to every single person who showed up, got stuck in, and brought the energy (and a lot of laughs) ❤️
Summer 2026 — we’re ready.

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29/04/2026

🚛✨ VOLUNTEERS NEEDED – Join the PsyCare Logistics Crew ✨🚛

Not all heroes are in the welfare tent.
Behind every safe space, every calm conversation, and every person supported at a festival… there’s a team making it all happen.

We’re looking for practical, reliable people to join our Logistics & Equipment Crew and help power PsyCare behind the scenes at festivals and events across Ireland.

🔹 Transporting equipment to and from events
🔹 Setting up and packing down welfare spaces
🔹 Organising gear between events
🔹 Supporting the on-site team when needed

This role is ideal if you:

✔️ Like hands-on work
✔️ Want to be involved without necessarily being frontline
✔️ Enjoy being part of a strong team
✔️ Want to make a real difference in Irish festival culture

No previous experience needed — just a good attitude and willingness to help.

Very flexible commitment. Busier in summer, quieter in winter.

💙 Be part of something meaningful.
📩 Email paul@psycareireland.org if interested
(or tag someone who’d be great for this!)

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23/04/2026

A brilliant two days in Belfast attending a powerful series of lectures and seminars with Dr Michael Montgomery, hosted by the incredible team at , Northern Ireland's Hip Hop Charity.

It was a real pleasure to be welcomed as CEO of PsyCare Ireland, meet such passionate people, and learn more about the amazing community work being done through their organisation.

5th Element NI are doing something special — creating inclusive spaces, tackling loneliness, building connection, and using culture, creativity and education to bring people together. Their values and energy are inspiring.

We’re excited to continue building this relationship, with a PsyCare training for their volunteers planned for August and conversations underway about future collaboration.

As PsyCare continues to grow, partnerships with organisations who truly understand their communities will be essential in helping us expand our education, harm reduction and festival welfare work across the whole island of Ireland.

Thanks again to everyone at 5th Element NI for the welcome and hospitality 🙌

Big up the artists who's work hangs in 5th Element as well as all the Break dancers, MCs, Rappers and DJs in the community!

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19/04/2026

What a night.
Thanks to this incredible community, the PsyCare Charity Firewalk raised €20,000 in support of our frontline mental health and harm reduction work.
Over 40 amazing walkers faced the coals, broke through arrows, and showed what can happen when people step beyond fear and back a cause that matters.
We were also joined by 100+ spectators who came out to cheer, support, and be part of the atmosphere from start to finish.
A huge thank you to everyone who made the night possible:
🔥 Tony Dunton & Gerry Dalton – our expert facilitators
🔥 Scribblestown Gardens – for hosting us
🔥 Stevie & Hannah – for an incredible fire performance
🔥 Dosa Dosa – for keeping everyone fed
🔥 Our trad session musicians – who closed out the night in style
🔥 Every volunteer, donor, supporter and attendee
Most of all, thank you to every person who walked and every person who gave.
Because of you, PsyCare can continue showing up for people in difficult moments when support matters most.
This was a special one.

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