A new torment - hunger

Sir, – As I write this letter I am hoping that sleep can provide me with some escape from the anxiety and pain that the economic…

Sir, – As I write this letter I am hoping that sleep can provide me with some escape from the anxiety and pain that the economic situation is wreaking on me and my family.

Until recently I have been able to meet my mortgage repayments and provide for my young children. At this juncture, seeing as the part-time work on which I depended has entirely ceased, I have found myself and my loved ones having to cope with a new torment – hunger.

Today I have had nothing to give my children only bread and cereal. My dole payment is completely servicing my mortgage and my savings have run dry on essentials. I dread what each day will bring.

The wolf that I have been keeping from the door has finally moved in. – Yours, etc,

MP Mac DOMHNAILL,

Cathair na Sailigh,

Traigh Lí, Co Chiarraí.