Level 5 lockdown: NCBI will lose €1m in next six weeks

NCBI said the closure of its 114 shops around the country would put it under enormous pressure. File photo

Ireland's blind charity the NCBI has said it is "genuinely concerned" over its ability to fund frontline services as it expects to lose more than €1m under to the closure of its shops for six weeks under the new Level 5 lockdown. 

The charity said the closure of its 114 shops around the country would put it under enormous pressure and asked people to shop online through the Thriftify site.