Crosscare has confirmed that Taylor Swift donated to their food poverty services following her trio of sold-out concerts in Dublin last month.
The Fortnight singer has been donating to food banks in cities where she has performed during the European leg of her Eras Tour.
Speculation that Swift had donated to a charity in Dublin made headlines following her performances at the Aviva Stadium three weeks ago.
In a statement on its website, Crosscare, which runs food poverty services, has confirmed the donation and has said it is "delighted".
Louise Lawless, the manager of Community Food Services at Crosscare, appeared on RTÉ Radio 1's News at One on Thursday and said they are "chuffed to bits that Taylor is highlighting the work that we're doing".
While the amount of money Swift donated to the charity has not been disclosed, Ms Lawless said it was "a substantial donation".
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"This will enable us to not worry so much about the funding and concentrate more on the work and reach more people," she said.
She said the team at Crosscare were "thrilled" when they heard about Swift's donation.
"We heard about it just after the concert but we couldn't confirm until we were given the go-ahead," she said.
"We were thrilled that out of all the wonderful services that are in Ireland and in Dublin that we were the ones that were chosen, we're very grateful."
Crosscare works with hundreds of families with children who struggle to provide good food every week.
It operates from discreet locations around Dublin, offering food hampers to those in need while working with them to regain financial independence and the ability to shop and provide for themselves.
The charity says the casework service gives clients "a hand-up in life, not just a handout".
Last year, Crosscare supported almost 800 families, including over 1500 children and distributed over 2,000 food hampers.
In addition to providing food supplies and support to people, it also offers low-cost nutritious meals every week in its Portland Row café in Dublin.
In 2023, the café served over 6,000 meals between breakfasts, lunches, and takeaways.
