Toy Show Appeal raises over €6.6m for Irish charities

At the end of Friday’s show, host Ryan Tubridy (above) announced that €3,347,912, had been raised. By Sunday evening, the figure had jumped to €5,045,926. Picture: Andres Poveda

The Toy Show Appeal has raised €6,601,895 for Irish charities, RTÉ has confirmed.

Viewers of this year's Late Late Toy Show, raised over €6m for the second year in a row, marking a total of €13m of much-needed funds over the course of its two years.