Into Kildare and Solas Bhríde in Co Kildare are once again coming together to ask people across the globe to "pause" for a minute of silence and reflection at midday on Saturday, February 1, St. Brigid’s Day 2025.
Launched in 2023 to mark Ireland's newest national holiday St. Brigid's Day, the purpose of the Global Pause for Peace is "to offer a collective stance against warfare and the use of arms worldwide."
Since its launch, Kildare's Global Pause for Peace movement has gained widespread support both nationally and internationally.
In 2024, the initiative to involve students as Peace Ambassadors was developed by Kildare Town Community School and organizers are pleased that students continue to be involved in 2025.
Into Kildare, the official tourism body for Co Kildare, and Fáilte Ireland and their many members, are responsible for the promotion of all things happening in Kildare, including the Pause for Peace.
Kildare, and Ireland as a whole, will take part in this initiative that has received continuous growing support both domestically and internationally.
It has also enjoyed the support of the Kildare Local Authority, numerous Irish embassies and consulates, and members of both Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann.
President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, who also participates in Kildare's Pause for Peace, said of the movement: “Your efforts to bring together communities from across the globe in the name of Naomh Bríd (St. Brigid) is truly admirable.
"Mar Uachtarán na hÉireann (As President of Ireland), may I thank you for this initiative which constitutes a form of active global citizenship at its best.”
Áine Mangan, CEO of Into Kildare, said the new bank holiday is an opportunity for the Irish public to follow in the footsteps of St. Brigid, one of Ireland's three patron saints.
"There is massive interest in Brigid from a cultural, spiritual, and historical point of view," Mangan said.
"She isn’t solely a religious figure but is synonymous as a peacemaker and was in fact the first real climate activist as she was a protector and a custodian of the natural world."
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