Cost-of-living protest: Food shopping, rent and bills huge concerns among young and old marchers

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Despite a relatively good salary, the renters have little to no ability to save, she went on. Vasudeva said people can make a collective difference by protesting and making their voices heard.Bridget Moore and Eddie Greene , from Finglas, said they have not turned on their heating yet and instead have invested in hot water bottles and extra blankets.

“I had to leave. I couldn’t afford to stay here… I want to come home because I am homesick, and so is my sister in Australia,” the 19-year-old said.Ward, a Fine Gael member, believes any cost-of-living measures must strike a “balance”, and he would be against a complete cap on rents, which some advocate for.

 

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'Estimated 3,000'. The IT once more makes a laughing stock of itself in the interests of pleasing its masters

Given the racism-fuelled success of Brexit, now that Third Country Britain has ‚officially‘ been so for some 17 months and hundreds of thousands of talented EU folk have left/leaving, I think we can safely say it’s only just begun folks – Hooray!

Yep it will always be cheaper in a country outside the European market. Good luck to your future kids. It is a country with some of the highest inequality and poverty in Europe.

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