Rising energy costs ‘the tip of the iceberg’, warn butchers

(Brian Lawless/PA)

Rising energy costs  are “only the tip of the iceberg” of the increased costs butcher shops across the country are being forced to absorb, one family butcher has said.

James Murphy, owner of Murphy’s Butchers in Carlow, called on the Government to provide more targeted assistance, noting it can set up a committee for a weather warning but cannot create one for businesses facing closure.