Election 2024: Caitríona Redmond — you don't have to be on the breadline to struggle with the cost of living

My message to the next Dáil: Caitríona Redmond says the reality of a cost-of-living crisis is that the rich get richer, shielded from the worst effects

Families with mortgage or rent commitments will be hard pressed when faced with unpredictable cost-of-living increases that their income cannot meet. Picture: iStock

A grushy was the tradition where, after a wedding ceremony, the newlyweds would exit the church and throw coins into the air in celebration, and children would rush to collect as many as they could.

We need to move away from this concept of a Government tossing a grushy our way whenever it feels flush.