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# Alanna Quinn Idris
Over €40,000 raised for teen attacked in Ballyfermot as Gardaí issue appeal for witnesses
According to the page, all funds raised will be split equally with Alanna’s friend who was also injured in the attack.
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# mark sands
Fundraising appeal for Irish student who died in scooter crash while on exchange in Texas
The Go Fund Me appeal is approaching $30,000.
# Anna’s Dream to Dance
Seven-year-old Cork girl travels to US for life changing surgery
More than €100,000 was raised to help pay for Anna’s surgery in St Louis.
# Abuloy
GoFundMe page for family of Jastine Valdez reaches over €80,000 in one day
Over 3,000 people have donated money to a GoFundMe page in 24 hours.
# go fund me
A cancer fundraising appeal by an Irish mother-of-three in Australia is going viral
Michelle Beck is from Sligo but lives in Sydney.
# Maryland
Over €70,000 raised for Cork student in serious condition after suffering cardiac arrest while swimming
The 22-year-old was swimming in the Ocean City area of Maryland when he came into difficulty.
# kristian crowley
Tributes paid to Corkman who died in Australia after falling from a height
The 28-year-old was taken to a Melbourne city hospital on Sunday 16 July.
# Stood down
Over €100k raised for family of missing Irishman as Canadian police suspend searches
David Gavin disappeared after swimming with friends at the start of the month.
# raise and give
GoFundMe appeals are more popular than ever. How are established charities competing?
Charities big and small have gone online, and personal stories point the way towards attracting donors in their droves.
# ciaran kelly
'It feels so cruel': Family of critically ill Irish man plead for donations to bring him home
The family is looking for €100,000 to bring Ciaran back to Ireland.
# Viral
Carlow teen thanks public after raising €600,000 for cancer treatment following emotional video
“On this Valentine’s Day, I didn’t just receive a teddy or a card, but the chance of life.”
# go fund me
Irish donors help Canadian family after girl (10) dies on plane diverted to Shannon
The young girl died on Christmas Eve.
# with a little help
Dublin's coffee community has come together to get treatment for one of its own
They’ve rowed in behind Rashel Winn’s cause.
# with a little help
Dublin's coffee community has come together to help out one of its own
They’ve rowed in behind Rashel Winn’s cause.
# next of kin
Irish twin brothers in London died weeks apart and nobody can find their family
A campaign is underway to give them a respectful funeral.
# Spinal Injury
Family struggling with costs after son (20) breaks his back diving into Ibiza pool
Sean Paul McCabe’s family say he broke his back in two places.