The cost of living crisis is said to be seriously impacting older people in Sligo.
A report out earlier this week shows that inflation has caused food prices to rise by 5% in the past year.
There's an expectation locally that the Government will provide some sort of counter measures in the upcoming Budget.
People Before Profit Cllr Gino O'Boyle says there's now a range of issues affecting families in Sligo and further afield.
He says it has become a grim existence for many and that is totally unacceptable:
