Covid Christmas spirit sparks 84% surge in online charitable donations

Restaurant spending ahead of December 2019 until lockdown measures reintroduced on Christmas Eve

New figures from Bank of Ireland suggest Irish customers felt particularly charitable this Covid Christmastime with an 84% surge in online charitable donations last month compared to the same month last year

New figures from Bank of Ireland suggest Irish customers felt particularly charitable at Christmas time with an 84% surge in online charitable donations last month compared to the same month last year. 

Overall, the debit card analysis from the Irish bank showed there was an 18% increase in consumer spending in December 2020, with significant spikes in spending on sporting goods (up 36%) clothes (up 22%) and cards, gift and novelty items (up 23%) when compared to December 2019.