The owner of a food bank says she was left 'heartbroken' after she was allegedly refused service at a Lidl store yesterday when shopping with over €1,000 in vouchers kindly donated for the homeless.
Ashling Lowe of the Meath Food Bank is, this morning, staging a protest outside the supermarket in Trim to demand a refund for €1,250 worth of gift cards so she can buy food elsewhere for over 125 families in emergency accommodation in the county.
She said she was told by management that she represented a private company and wasn't allowed to bulk buy from the store.
