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Food banks Ireland

  • 08-10-2015 12:24AM
    #1
    Stheno
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    Does anyone know if we have food banks here?
    Was just watching a programme on BBC about food banks in the UK and if there are any here, I'd like to donate to them.


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  • #2
    Pink Lemons
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    Yeah there is quite a few, a new one was recently opened in Dublin. And had a ribbon cutting ceremony complete with Joan Burtons smiling face. Yay foodbanks I guess...

    http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/dublin-food-bank-aims-to-meet-growing-demand-1.2354286


  • #3
    Ten of Swords
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    Cross Care in Glasnevin

    Moderator: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender, Vegan & Vegetarian

    Category Moderator: Social & Fun



  • #4
    Stheno
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    Thanks to you both, much appreciated :)


  • #5
    Poochie05
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    There are also a couple of initiatives collecting surplus food from supermarkets/food production companies to get to food banks:

    Foodcloud.ie

    Bia Food Initiative www.biafi.ie


  • #6
    Poochie05
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    Also there was a guy on Anton Savage a week or so ago running a soup kitchen in Drogheda. He sounded lovely and if I was going to donate to anyone, he sounded like someone who was very deserving. You can listen to the podcast for 28 September if you are interested.


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  • #7
    kneemos
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    Pink Lemons wrote: »
    Yeah there is quite a few, a new one was recently opened in Dublin. And had a ribbon cutting ceremony complete with Joan Burtons smiling face. Yay foodbanks I guess...

    http://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/dublin-food-bank-aims-to-meet-growing-demand-1.2354286


    Irony deficiency obviously.


  • #8
    riclad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    There,s places that give out food parcels every day,
    at a certain time,
    and also serve free dinners ,to homeless people.
    From a place in church st, dublin .


  • #9
    ygolometsipe
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    Whats the compound interest on a slice of bread and a tin of beans?


  • #10
    JustTheOne
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    riclad wrote: »
    There,s places that give out food parcels every day,
    at a certain time,
    and also serve free dinners ,to homeless people.
    From a place in church st, dublin .

    And I heard a priest the other day saying half the people coming in for dinners aren't even homeless but they can't say anything.

    Great bunch of lads we are sometimes.


  • #11
    mfceiling
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    Was on a job last week and they used to do free dinners at midday everyday.
    Unfortunately it had to stop because of the hi-ace brigade coming every day and blocking up the place for the genuinely needy.
    You have to wonder...


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