On a freezing cold Wednesday afternoon in the Liberties, a team of dedicated volunteers began setting up their tri-weekly food bank.
Queues started forming on Hanbury Lane well ahead of the 1pm start time, with the volunteers noting that a few elderly people had been waiting outside since 7am. Inside of local butcher C&N Meats, the group are busy organising food and adding names to their ever-growing list of people who require Christmas hampers over the coming weeks.
Liberties locals Fran, Margaret, Vivienne, Phyllis, Lily and Maura set up The D8 Food Bank during the Covid-19 pandemic, and operated out of the Liberty Church until February this year, when they were forced to find a new premises. After three weeks of providing their service on the street and storing their food in the homes of some kind locals, they found a new home on Meath Street.
