Jailbreak 2023!!!

Jailbreak is a charity challenge like no other where students, in teams of two, race across Europe with the aim of getting as many points from challenges as possible. The catch? Students cannot spend any of their own money throughout the race!

The money raised goes to St Vincent de Paul (SVP) and Amnesty International. Speaking to The University Times, Hugh Fitzgibbon, SVP Director of Jailbreak 2018 said “Jailbreak is our largest fundraiser. The money raised from Jailbreak enables us here in Trinity VDP to run our 30 weekly activities; working with people experiencing homelessness, adults with intellectual disabilities, and children from disadvantaged areas. Without Jailbreak, we simply couldn’t run our many homework and afterschool clubs or our street outreach program or our teen club.” Aoife Curtin, Amnesty Director of Jailbreak 2018, added “Jailbreak goes a long way towards funding Amnesty’s national and international campaigns, such as "Welcome and Brave”. Since its inception, Jailbreak has raised over €350000 for these two very worthwhile causes.

Jailbreak began in 2013 where students were tasked with getting as far away from Trinity College as possible without spending any of their own money. The format of the competition has changed multiple times over the years but the central theme remains the same: students racing around the world in aid of St Vincent de Paul and Amnesty International.