Cost of living crisis: Tipperary woman cuts out fruit and meat to 'try and exist on her pension'

The rising cost of fuel and groceries is putting householders under pressure

Nancy White at her home in Lorrha, Tipperary: she has reduced her intake of red meat and fruit to save money. Photo: Brian Arthur

For Nancy White, the increase in the cost of living means making choices like reducing meat and fruit in her diet, and forgoing something to ensure she can afford to put tyres on her car.

The pensioner, who lives in Lorrha in Tipperary, says the spiralling cost of living has hit her in a number of different ways in recent months. Everything has gone up, says Nancy, including the cost of milk, butter, fuel and petrol.