Money on our mind: The rise of crowdfunding for a good cause

From helping fight for repeal to medical incidences abroad, crowdfunding platforms like GoFundMe and Kickstarter are proving popular with the Irish, writes Joyce Fegan.

MILLIONS of euro has been raised in the last two years in Ireland through crowdfunding websites, with one in 15 people donating to more than 10,000 causes.

Crowdfunding is the relatively new phenomenon of raising funds for causes, start-ups, or artistic endeavours through small online donations from a large group of people.