Filipino cafe to offer sponsored dinners to Cork students after food bank runs out of supplies

"In a heartbeat we came up with the idea," Sensei Coffee and Sushi owners, Ryan Lumor and Chenny Dimaandal said
Filipino cafe to offer sponsored dinners to Cork students after food bank runs out of supplies

Ryan Lumor and Chenny Dimaandal from Sensei Coffee and Sushi were moved to help after hearing about the students’ plight. Picture: Ryan Lumor

A Cork sushi restaurant and cafe is offering discount student meals and launching a sponsored food scheme after the city’s students have been left unable to feed themselves.

University College Cork Students’ Union (UCCSU) food bank ran out of supplies this week just 50 minutes after it opened on Wednesday for the first time since 2019.

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