'Times are really tough': How the cost of living is affecting people from all walks of life

Lorraine O'Mahony of Tobin's in Gurranbraher who are providing food with help from donations in the locality for the needy. Picture: Eddie O'Hare

Staff at Tobin’s Deli in Gurranabraher on Cork City’s northside see the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on people every day.

“People are scraping together a fiver mid-week to buy electric — we are seeing that happen more and more,” said manager Patricia Beardsley.