As I’m sure most of you know Tara lost her 20 year battle against Cancer in January 2014 and the Dip was renamed after her. She would both be thrilled and embarrassed by the name.  Tara became one of the organizers of the Dips after she attended the very first one in Sligo..

The Dip in the Nip is about releasing that fear for patients, remembering those that have passed for family and friends and for those who do the dip for their own private struggles a way of drawing a line in the sand for overcoming something or achieving something private and important. It is not just about Cancer. 

People come in Teams, Families, Support Groups and some people have travelled from the other side of the country alone. Because like that first group they felt compelled to say ………….Enough.

This year we once again say Enough and Dare to Bare in the fight against Cancer.

The Dip this year is on 18th June in a beach somewhere in Cork… (if you want to know you have to be a Dipper)

We are having the biggest Beach party yet in aid of The Cork Dragons (Cancer survivors Dragon Boat Team, Tara was their Captain), Marymount Hospice and The Girls Club.

Event Timing: 18th June at a Beach in Cork … (if you want to know you have to be a Dipper)

Event Mail Address: Ballinrea House, Ballinrea, Carrigaline, Co. Cork

Other contact details 0868159086 or at [email protected] or on Facebook at Cork Dippers

For all the new Dippers you will be informed the night before the Dip on location.  This is done to ensure the security of the Dip.  Only us the organizers, the Guards  and the Ambulance Service that support us know the location. 

ALL BRANDING, COMPETITIONS, CATERING AND SUPPORT IS PROVIDED BY DONATIONS AND GOODWILL AND SPONSORSHIP.  NO MONEY RAISED BY DIPPERS GOES TO ORGANIZING OR FUNDING THE EVENT.