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

Crowdfunding has yet to gain traction in the Irish market partly due to a lack of regulation which is in stark contrast to the progressive approach of UK authorities, a new report has found.

The crowdfunding campaign for Karen Buckley and her family has raised almost €70,000 in the same short 24 hours that her remains were found and a man was arrested in connection with her death.