It might seem incredible to believe such giant leaps backwards could be made by a country that seemed - at least in some quarters - to be flying so high in recent years, but today the Irish Independent reports on sightings of young children scavenging for food in bins in Kilkenny.
The sighting was made by a local social worker and they reflect the experiences of local charity workers. Liam Heffernan, of the Kilkenny SVP, told the 'Kilkenny People' that had also seen an adult "searching through a bin recently for food."
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