Recession is getting worse, not better, says homeless charity

The recession is not ending — it is getting worse, according to one of the biggest providers of hot meals for homeless people in Dublin.

At one point, the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin was providing 400 food parcels each week to people in need but, last week, the figure rose to 1,900.

The revelation came yesterday from Brother Kevin Crowley who, along with soccer pundit John Giles, will be conferred with the freedom of the city of Dublin at the end of the month.