Cost of Living Crisis

						
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                        VFI calls on Diageo to reconsider planned price hike                    
                
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                        SVP seeing record number of callers as cost of living crisis continues                    
                
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                        Nursing home sector calling for immediate intervention from government due to rising costs                    
                
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                        Cost of living protesters open to discussing further action to highlight campaign                    
                
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                        Cork student forced to keep heating off amid Cost of Living crisis                    
                
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                        Cork Penny Dinners giving people basic survival advice to deal with cost of living crisis                    
                
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                        People Before Profit TD says Government need to focus on systemic issues as well as targeted cost of living measures                    
                
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                        Restaurant owner says he would have to charge more than €15 for a pint to make a profit                    
                
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                        Tánaiste says he can’t guarantee households won’t be €5,000 worse off a year if prices continue to rise                    
                
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                        Tánaiste promises businesses they will be supported as cost of living crisis worsens                    
                
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                        Stark figures show almost half a million Irish children live in food poverty                    
                
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                        Cost of living protest organisers: A clear message needs to be sent to the government                    
                
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                        Relief For Motorists Could Be On The Way                    
                
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                        Feed Cork sees huge increase in demand amid cost of living crisis                    
                
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                        Over a quarter of parents have cut back or gone without heat as they struggle with the cost of living                    
                
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                        Taoiseach: government doesn’t know how much fuel prices will increase by after ban on Russian oil imports                    
                
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                        The once off fuel allowance payment of €125 euro will be paid to social welfare recipients from today                    
                
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