Local meals on wheels service call on Government to do more. Truagh Spirit, a social enterprise based in north Monaghan; is sounding the alarm over the soaring cost of food; and its devastating impact on essential services like Meals on Wheels.
While rising prices affect everyone, they are hitting older people; low-income families, and community organisations the hardest.
The local service has calculated that their average food spend is up 26.7% compared to the same period last year.
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Fiona McCaffrey Jones who is the Manager of Truagh Spirit Community Services, says they have managed to avoid cutting back so far, but the pressure is immense.
She joined Ronan Gargan on the Wider View earlier today.
