Unprecedented levels of donations from Irish charities

IRISH charities are recording unprecedented donations to help respond to the Haiti earthquake disaster that has left possibly up to 100,000 people dead.

As the devastation of the quake unfolds, charities have begun deploying Irish staff to Haiti. In excess of €2.5 million has been donated to charities in Ireland following massive collections at a number of public events at the weekend and a flood of calls to aid phone lines.

UNICEF Ireland, whose main priority is distributing clean water, is arranging a candlelight vigil in the grounds of Christchurch Cathedral in Dublin tomorrow evening at 5pm.