The Society of St Vincent de Paul says they're experiencing record levels of calls for help.
Volunteers from the charity looked after 1400 families every month in Cork last year with up to 5000 families being looked after in the pre Christmas period.
The charity says as a result of the rise in numbers seeking help they are looking to rebuild their volunteer base in the city area.
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Medicines containing Codeine and Ibuprofen, and treatments for pain relief, are running out of stock in pharmacies.
That's according to new figures from The Medicine Shortage Index.
The shortages come in the wake of a reduction in over the counter medication due to International factors.
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Figures from the National Ambulance Service show it took over an hour to respond to 2,600 individual calls last year.
The target time, set by the organisation, is nineteen minutes.
High volumes of calls and long distances between emergencies were attributed to the long wait times, according to the Sunday Mirror.
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Today marks the 51st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, when British soldiers shot 26 unarmed civilians.
14 people died following a protest in the Bogside area of Derry, on what is regarding as one of the darkest days of the Troubles.
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood yesterday said he would nominate the families of those killed for the Nobel Peace Prize.
