# Ireland's online donations for Haiti reach 5 million euros

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/01/29/ireland039s-online-donations-haiti-reach-5-million-euros/
- Published: 2010-01-29T11:51:31+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Payment services company Realex has reported that the number of online charity
donations has soared as Irish people make donations to charities helping in Haiti.**

In the days since the Haitian disaster, online donations valued in excess of €5 
million have been made by charities that process payments with Realex Payments.

According to figures released by Realex Payments, in excess of 50,000 transactions
have been processed in the two weeks since the tragedy.

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Donations started to flood in as soon as news of the devastation caused by the earthquake
emerged. The day after the earthquake struck, there was a significant increase in
the volumes of payments processed for charities, with the volume of online donations
increasing by over 1100% in just 24 hours.

 **SEE ALSO: [Haiti appeals by Irish charities exceeded expectations](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/01/29/haiti-appeals-irish-charities-exceeded-expectations/)(
29 January 2011)**

The normal average for daily online donations is €85,000, however this increased
to €443,000 from the 13th January. The biggest donations were made 14th and 15th
of January, when the average donation was in excess of €113. However, the volume
of donations continues to remain high.

[Realex Payments](http://www.realexpayments.com) is Ireland’s largest payment service
provider and supports over 125 charities who accept donations online.

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