29-06-2025
Where do the Late Late Toy Show's €26m donations go?
On the night there's one for everyone in the audience. However, the process for dividing the money raised from The Late Late Toy Show's annual fundraising appeal is far more selective, with some charities doing a lot better than others.
More than €26 million has been raised by the nation's most popular television show over the past five years, and hundreds of charities have benefited from the public's generosity in the weeks before Christmas.
A detailed analysis of the more than 600 grants given to charities shows the big winners are Barnardos, which received €1.7 million, and Children's Health Foundation, which got €1.6 million over the last five years. The third highest amount of grants was given to Traveller support group Exchange House Ireland which received €560,000 of the money raised by The Late Late Toy Show.
