Die Lebensmittelbank der Universität Galway musste jede Woche Hunderte von Studenten abweisen
https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/education/2026/02/21/university-of-galway-food-bank-forced-to-turn-away-hundreds-of-students-each-week/
Von YaLlegaHiperhumor
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Thats so sad
The lad with his arms crossed does not seem to have time for the lads chit chat.
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That fella has a mullet so good call.
This might be controversial, but judging by the pic… don’t international students need to prove that they can fund themselves adequately to come to Ireland? I mean, either you lied that you can support yourself or you are just cheating the system.
No hate, I’m not Irish either, but there have been similar instances of international students getting food from pantries in Canada for no good reason.
Many of those students appear older than typical school leavers and are probably international (from the photo). If you’re coming to study in Ireland through the INIS, you must demonstrate that you can finance your 3- or 4-year stay. I suspect that some here are simply using the service without genuinely needing it.
It’s very odd to publish a photo of people in a queue for a food bank without ensuring they are happy to be photographed.
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I should have guessed this was Irish times .. 🙄
„We don’t call ourselves a food bank, we call ourselves a food pantry. It is like a free grocery store for the student community of food that is surplus,” he said“
And therein lies the problem. Students who don’t actually need it are using it. They’re students, it’s free, they’re spending their money on other things and I don’t mean rent. Been out in Galway on a Thursday night recently?
The same thing happens in Cork with an actual free food pantry. Meant to be for homeless or genuinely needy people but a lot of it is collected by international students. I’ve heard many times that it’s recommended amongst them by word of mouth.
Not surprised by this in the slightest between student rent being astronomical every food bank is under incredible pressure
It’s happening all over the place
https://www.reddit.com/r/Finland/s/4Bt03BcrmM
Why is half the que mature students?
So this isn’t a food bank. It’s a free shop.
It’s not a food bank? They even say in the article that they don’t describe themselves as a food bank? The headline is extremely negative for the actual contents, a community scheme set up by one guy to help the students around him a bit with their groceries. Everyone knows it’s a lottery, everyone who’s a member gets something eventually, that’s how it’s always worked. So why isn’t the headline about all the people who are helped by its existence? It’s not a government scheme, they’re under no obligation to help everyone, but they try to do so in the fairest way.