Caitriona Twomey: People are without so much — 'grim' is the only word that suits it

One jobless man asked Cork Penny Dinners for baby wipes to wash himself

Caitriona Twomey: It is difficult to get pastas and spaghetti and things like that and we hear it is going to become more difficult." Picture: Jim Coughlan

"A man came there a while ago, looking for pack of baby wipes, looking to wash himself. He can't get a job - he's at his wit's end. In this day and age - it's awful to be looking at it, like. It's awful for him to be asking me for a packet of baby wipes."

Caitriona Twomey of Cork Penny Dinners is not given to hyperbole, so when she describes the struggles of those seeking help, and how she and her colleagues "are human beings as well", you have to listen.