# Irish Cancer Society most popular for donations - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/03/31/irish-cancer-society-most-popular-for-donations/ - Published: 2013-03-31T10:50:32+01:00 - Author: Howard Lake **Research by Fundraising Ireland has identified which charities and causes in the Republic of Ireland are most favoured by the public.** Causes related to **health, especially cancer**, were the most popular for donations at 26% of all donations while the Irish Cancer Society was the most popular health charity with 8% of donors saying they made a recent donation. Local charities were the most popular with 26% claiming to have given money recently. Of all local charities, **St Vincent De Paul** came out on top at 20% of  donations. St Vincent de Paul was also the most favoured during the crucial **Christmas period**, attracting donations from 36% of respondents but this may be a product of the survey’s timing which asked people whom they had donated to the previous three months. ## Advertisement [⌊Posthub advert. You create the campaign. We'll handle the postal journey. Get started at post-hub.co.uk.⌉](https://fundraising.co.uk/ads/posthub-20261007-300x250/) The survey showed that donations were unplanned and predominantly made through church gate and street collections.  Twenty four percent of those surveyed said they donated through door-to-door collections, with a similar number donating by direct debit. Of overseas charities, **Concern** was the most popular at 11% of donors while Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital received under 10% of donations. The research was revealed at [Fundraising Ireland](http://www.fundraising.ie)’s conference in Dublin last week. ** **   * **[€43 million lost to charitable causes over 10 years in Ireland](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/11/12/e43-million-lost-to-charitable-causes-over-10-years-in-ireland/)**( 12 November 2018) * **[UK slips down CAF World Giving Index but is third most generous country for giving money](https://fundraising.co.uk/2023/11/09/uk-slips-down-caf-world-giving-index-but-is-third-most-generous-country-for-giving-money/)**( 9 November 2023) * **[UK no longer one of world’s most generous countries](https://fundraising.co.uk/2024/08/22/uk-no-longer-one-of-worlds-most-generous-countries/)**( 22 August 2024)