Budget measures 'won't stretch far' for Drimoleague foodbank users

Increased costs mean people who had previously got by now need help, with an increase in the number of working families seeking food assistance

Volunteers at the community hall in Drimoleague Methodist Church Sandra McCormac, Esther Kingston and Shirley Alexander filling up baskets with fresh fruit and vegetables Picture Denis Boyle

"That's one thing about running a foodbank — it's extremely unpredictable."

Esther Kingston, the coordinator of the Feed West Cork foodbank, is seeing a trickle of people through the doors of the Drimoleague Methodist Hall in West Cork, when she expected more of a flood. But like so many aspects of life at present, things can change very quickly.