The Crosscare community cafe in Portland Row, Dublin, is seeing demand go up as well as its costs, according to senior manager for community services Yvonne Fleming.
She says that the impact of inflation was really noticeable towards the end of the year and it is hard to find a steady source of funding.
The Hill Cafe at the Southill Hub in Limerick city is feeling the brunt of the savage inflation of recent years, according to spokesperson Aisling Lohan. While footfall has increased, it has led to increased costs.
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Soaring inflation has hit everyone in the pocket, but community cafes, which offer discounted meals to disadvantaged communities, have really felt the hit. Linda Ledger is CEO of St Munchin’s Community Centre in Limerick, and she recently announced that for the first time in more than 20 years it will not be offering Christmas dinners on December 25.
“I can’t ask my staff to come in on Christmas Day when they mightn’t have a job next year,” she warned.
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Two of the country’s main banks said that making things simpler for smaller groups to open accounts is not something that is within their gift. Meanwhile, the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht said it had not had any complaints about difficulties, while Pobal said it didn’t know of any issues around opening accounts.
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Spare a thought for Walkinstown Number Two Sister Shed, who have been trying to open a bank account for close to two years, without success.
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