SWIFT SURPRISE
Taylor Swift makes incredible gesture to Dublin charity after three sensational sold out Aviva Stadium gigs
On the European leg of the Era's Tour, Taylor Swift has made a donation to charities in each city she has played
TAYLOR Swift has made an incredible gesture to a Dublin charity after her Irish gigs.
The Shake It Off star recently finished the Irish leg of her Eras Tour after three sensational sold-out gigs in the Aviva Stadium.
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Around 150,000 screaming Swifties got all dolled up to see the global superstar in action.
The singer is known for being famously charitable, frequently donating significant sums of her earning to many causes.
And during the European leg of the Era's Tour she has made a generous donation to charities in each city she has played.
Food banks in Liverpool and Cardiff reported receiving "substantial" donations following her concerts, with one noting that her contribution would support food donations for the next 12 months.
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According to the Irish Mail on Sunday, the 34-year-old gave €25,000 to a food bank in Dublin in the wake of her three concerts.
This follows an estimate by an economics expert that her weekend concerts at the Aviva Stadium could have contributed up to €300m to the local economy.
The Irish organisation could not officially confirm the donation, as charities are typically not allowed to disclose any details about their donors if they request privacy.
Several other charities were also discreet when asked if Swift had made a donation.
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And others assured us she had not, with one source saying: "It could be as simple as the crew on the Irish side recommending [the recipient] - it's a great organisation so it's good to see them get it.
"If someone like her did donate and wanted us to comment on it, we would. But if they didn't want us to, it's private."
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Meanwhile, an earlier estimate by a UK-based economics expert suggesting that Taylor Swift's gigs contributed €150m to Dublin's economy may only reveal part of the impact.
Dr. Matthew Lyons, a research fellow at the University of Birmingham, referred to a Barclays study estimating each Taylor Swift attendee typically spends around €1,000 on tickets, outfits, accommodation, merchandise, food and drinks.
Dr Lyons stated that if this estimate "holds similarly" for the 150,000 fans who attended her Dublin gigs, "you would be looking at an estimated spend of €150m".
However, he told the Mail on Sunday that the impact is "more nuanced than that" and could therefore be "much greater".
He said: "That €150m will have ripple effects through the economy as it ends up in the pockets of businesses and workers who in turn increase their spending.
"In some cases, this can mean an initial €1 spend actually generates €1.60 or €2; so that €150m could be as much as €300m."
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