250 Clare Children Receive Food Bank Support

Over 250 Clare children are receiving support from foodbanks in Ennis and in Kilrush.

The figure has been released by Mid-West Simon, which is operating the food banks here in Clare, as well as others in Limerick and North Tipperary.

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Figures from the Department of the Environment also show a 55 percent rise in the number of homeless families since the beginning of the year.