Repeal campaign group raises €250k in 12 hours

A number of groups campaigns on opposing sides of the upcoming referendum on the Eight Amendment have raised significant amounts of money to fund their campaigns

Together For Yes, the national campaign to remove the Eighth Amendment, started a crowdfund at 8.30am yesterday, with the aim of raising €50,000 in seven days to pay for some 5,000 posters. By 9pm last night, it had raised €250,000 from 6,800 contributors.

THRILLED to say that we've reached a quarter of a million euro from over 6600 people!! Today is only Day One of our poster campaign. We need to spread our message as far as possible! Will you help us reach €400,000 by the end of the week?? #Together4Yes https://t.co/7NZK5JWL9A pic.twitter.com/UIjIz2autS

— Together for Yes (@Together4yes) April 10, 2018