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    Manslaughter
    Crowdfunding for man charged in New York subway death tops $1.6 million
    14 May 2023
    shut down
    GoFundMe probing €150k fundraiser as it removes several Irish far-right campaigns
    27 Aug 2022
    crowdfunding
    Over €325,000 raised for private search to find missing footballer Emiliano Sala
    28 Jan 2019
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    tabby's star
    We're one step closer to understanding the 'most mysterious star in the universe'
    7 Jan 2018
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    crowdfunding
    British lawyer to mount Brexit challenge in Irish High Court
    9 Dec 2016
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    protection
    You may want to continue using PayPal if you're funding any risky projects
    9 May 2016
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    Buncrana
    "This could have happened to anybody" - Locals raise €90,000 for bereaved family of slipway tragedy
    26 Mar 2016
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    flavour of the month
    Pepsi (yes, that Pepsi) is trying to fund its own cheap smartphone
    20 Nov 2015
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    give me land
    The company that lets you buy property for £50 has an eye on Ireland
    7 Nov 2015
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    crowdfunding
    Ireland's oldest library needs help to fix famous books, including one by Isaac Newton from 1686
    22 Sep 2015
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    squeezed
    The incredibly stressful launch of an Irish company's high-tech stress-beating device
    30 Aug 2015
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    crowdfunding
    A woman fined for stealing a Mars bar has been given nearly €20,000 to pay it
    18 Aug 2015
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    looks comfy
    One of the best-funded Kickstarter projects of all time is... something akin to a Swiss Army Jacket
    16 Aug 2015
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    man pills
    These guys are crowdfunding the answer to the male contraceptive pill
    28 Jul 2015
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    silicone valley
    This Irish woman raised €5 million for her sticky rubber that can fix nearly anything
    13 Jul 2015
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    with a whimper
    It's official - Greece has failed to pay for its loans with the IMF
    30 Jun 2015
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    final frontier
    Pornhub wants to shoot the first ever sex tape in space
    11 Jun 2015
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    lynch time
    Shane Lynch is selling Skype calls for €68 to fund his solo album
    8 Jun 2015
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    cat melodeon
    Love cats? Ireland's first cat café is looking for donations
    1 Feb 2015
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    worst
    Lonely hipster tries to crowdfund money for dates, internet turns on him
    23 Jan 2015
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    lyme disease
    This woman needs 3,000 tenners to save her life
    6 Jan 2015
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    leo burdock
    This old-school chipper wants to tap its customers to help it grow
    18 Dec 2014
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    we have lift-off
    Meet some of the first Irish entrepreneurs to make their projects happen with Kickstarter
    19 Nov 2014
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    pay for my taxi
    Woman successfully crowdfunds her 'outrageous' $362 taxi fare
    3 Nov 2014
    operation
    Inventor of Operation successfully raises $25,000 for his operation through crowdfunding campaign
    30 Oct 2014
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    Kickstarter is live for Irish projects so now you can support this teenage bounty hunter
    21 Oct 2014
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    Baby Steps
    Creative crowdfunding site Fund It has raised €3 million for projects like this
    20 Oct 2014
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    branch out
    Irish small businesses are still too old-school when it comes to getting loans
    26 Sep 2014
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    The guy who raised €43k to make potato salad is throwing a huge 'Potatostock' party
    25 Sep 2014
    crowdfunding
    The most popular crowdfunding site globally has launched in Ireland today
    15 Sep 2014
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    crowdfunding
    "They picked the wrong drag queen": The power of Panti's call
    2 Sep 2014
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    penny in the jar
    'Largest ever' fundraising campaign planned for Mayo craft distillery
    1 Sep 2014
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    Support
    This Irish filmmaker-turned-kickboxer needs your help
    26 Jul 2014
    good cause
    Want to help a young boy whose bike was stolen?
    27 Jun 2014
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    Regulation Stations
    Central Bank issues warning on crowdfunding regulation
    17 Jun 2014
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    What I've Learned
    Borrowing without banks: here's how you've done it
    27 May 2014
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    gramps
    This Irish granddad could become a famous artist if an internet campaign succeeds
    23 May 2014
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    mo' monk-ey
    Monks turn to the internet to restore cell used by St Francis of Assisi
    30 Mar 2014
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    covering the costs
    Want to get a project successfully crowdfunded? Make sure it's about the arts
    22 Mar 2014
    one billion dollars
    Kickstarter reaches milestone by raising $1 billion in pledges
    3 Mar 2014
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