People who had never sought charity before were among more than 3,000 who queued for tickets for Christmas food vouchers at the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin on Friday morning. People, including those with children, began queuing for Christmas food vouchers from the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin from before 4am. And the bags are getting smaller so you have to buy more.”Large queues for food vouchers formed before 4am. Br Kevin Kiernan said it was one of the biggest demands he has seen for Christmas food vouchers at the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin. Year-round it provides 1,000 hot meals a day, six days a week, as well as weekly food parcels and infant and baby supplies.

Source: The Irish Times December 12, 2025 15:39 UTC