A €100,000 donation has been made by Ryanair to its Irish charity partner ISPCC Childline.
The no-frills carrier concluded a year of fundraising activities with an aircraft naming and holiday competition.
Childline run a 24-hour listening service supporting children and young people in Ireland with almost 90% of its funding raised through corporate and individual donations.
Fundraising initiatives held throughout 2018 included a digital donation day hosted on Ryanair.com and a “Name the Plane & Fly to Spain” donation competition.
Moe than €300,000 has been raised for Childline by the airline over three years.
Ryanair chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs said: “Ryanair is proud to partner with ISPCC Childline and support the invaluable work they do to help children in need and the €100,000 donated will enable them to continue to provide a vital range of services.
“We have held a number of fundraising efforts in conjunction with Childline throughout 2018 and we wish to thank everyone who supported our events. We look forward to hosting further charity events in 2019.”
ISPCC CEO John Church said: “Ryanair has helped to change the lives of children and young people in Ireland for the better through its support for our Childline service over the past three years.
“Childline costs €3.5 million to run every year and relies on corporate and public donations for over 90% of its funding.
“Through their enthusiastic commitment to supporting the service, Ryanair, its staff and customers have helped to keep the lights on at Childline and help to ensure we are there for every child and young person in Ireland at every hour of every day and night.”