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Ireland is the "most generous country in the world" with more than €30m donated via GoFundMe since 2016, figures have revealed.

And the number of fundraising campaigns in Ireland grew by over 50% in 2018 compared to the previous year.

Rob Solomon, CEO of GoFundMe, said: “GoFundMe has become the ‘take action’ button of the internet - and nowhere is that more evident than in Ireland.

“Since our launch in Ireland in 2016 people have flocked to our platform to help others, show kindness and express support for those in need.

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“GoFundMe is a really simple and social way of enabling ordinary people to engage and support the causes they care about - a person puts a campaign out, a friend shares that campaign and soon tens, hundreds or even thousands of people are sharing and donating.

“With more than one in 10 people donating in Ireland, it really is the most generous country in the world.”

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Some of the biggest Irish fundraising campaigns included 20-year-old Shauntelle Tynan’s life-saving treatment in America which raised €750,000 in two years.

Over €1m was raised to support Sean Cox who was stabbed outside Anfield before the Champions League match against Roma.

And nearly €300,000 was raised for Regina Duffy, 38, who was diagnosed with a rare cancer and will need treatment in New York.