Rising energy costs are “only the tip of the iceberg” of the increased costs butcher shops across the country are being forced to absorb, a family butcher has said.
James Murphy, of Murphy’s Butchers in Carlow, called on the Government to provide more targeted assistance.
The fourth-generation butcher, whose family has been operating from the same premises in Church Street, Tullow, since 1909, said his electricity bill is three times higher than last year.
