Over 20,000 meals donated to homeless from school leftovers

The idea, from students in Terence MacSwiney Community College, was set in motion to save food destined for the landfill while supporting those unable to afford a basic meal

Students at Terence MacSwiney Community College Tina O’Connor, Mia Twomey, Tony Doherty, Julia O’Neill, and Ciara Hegarty Rodgers pack up their leftover school dinners ready to donate them to the homeless in Cork. Picture: Chani Anderson

The students of a Cork school have now delivered in excess of 20,000 meals for the homeless and poverty-stricken just by using school dinner leftovers.

After three years of setting up a social enterprise to reduce food waste, the pupils from Terence MacSwiney Community College in Hollyhill are determined to keep going with the initiative which has thrived due to its sustainable approach.