Irish development agencies have now raised more than €8.5 million to help the aid effort in South Asia.
Yesterday, more than 2,000 people took part in a GOAL charity walk in Howth Head. The organisers had been hoping for half that number of supporters.
Some €25,000 was pledged to the walkers from local businesses, while organisers estimated that a further €15,000 to €20,000 was given through the charity buckets being carried on the route.
GOAL has already raised more than €1 million in its emergency appeal.
From this morning, Aer Lingus staff will collect foreign notes and coins from transatlantic and European passengers for south Asia's tsunami victims.
The "Change for Good" programme has been running between Aer Lingus and UNICEF for the past seven years but the funds will exclusively go to victims of the tsunami disaster for the next week.
UNICEF Ireland's director, Ms Maura Quinn, said a donation of €5 on board any Aer Lingus flight would save the lives of 50 children suffering from diarrheal disease and dehydration following the earthquake. A €50 donation would buy a family survival kit that included clothing, blankets, soap, water purification tablets, essential medicines and kerosene lamps.
UNICEF Ireland's emergency appeal for Asia has already raised more than €750,000 for the regions worst affected by the tidal wave.
Yesterday, donations to Trócaire had topped €1.8 million and large quantities of post had still to be opened.
All money donated in special Catholic church collections this weekend will also go to Trócaire.
Trócaire's director, Mr Justin Kilcullen, said donations were the best possible way to help victims who faced the threat of water-borne and other diseases.
Concern has now raised more than €1.6 million while the Irish Red Cross fund exceeds €3 million.
Yesterday, Oxfam Ireland reported it had raised €500,000.
"We have received money from young and old - pensioners giving us all of their week's pension, children giving us their pocket money and many people donating the money they received at Christmas to spend in the sales," said Mr Trevor Anderson.
