Hundreds of 'forgotten Irish' on breadline in Lanzarote amid Covid-19 lockdown, claims Army veteran

Scores of Irish living on the Spanish island of Lanzarote are on the breadline and facing eviction from their homes due to little or no Government help as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, an Army veteran has claimed.
Hundreds of 'forgotten Irish' on breadline in Lanzarote amid Covid-19 lockdown, claims Army veteran
Joey Bracken (centre in striped top) claims hundreds of Irish are being left in “limbo” on Lanzarote.

Scores of Irish living on the Spanish island of Lanzarote are on the breadline and facing eviction from their homes due to little or no Government help as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, an Army veteran has claimed.

Joey Bracken, a decorated soldier who served with the Defence Forces, who has been living on the island for 17 years, says he is only one of hundreds of Irish being left in “limbo” due to them losing their jobs and no State intervention financially.

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