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Rebecca Daly

Dublin food bank say demand has doubled in recent weeks amid cost of living crisis

Full-time workers are skipping meals and visiting food banks for help to cope with the rising cost of living crisis, it’s been claimed.

Tracy Griffin and Sue Ralph, who run Ballycullen Food Bank in West Dublin, have said demand has more than doubled in recent weeks.

Sue said it was “eat or heat” for many families as they can not afford to do both and many people in jobs are struggling to make ends meet.

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