The Government is doing ‘diddly squat’ to support working families with energy costs, Sinn Féin has said.

A poll conducted by RED C on behalf of NYCI shows that over four in five (82 per cent) young people aged 18–24 feel negatively impacted by rising costs.

The 'State of our Young Nation: A report into the lives of Irish 18-29-year-olds' results earlier this year showed the most pressing concerns for young people in Ireland are housing (67 per cent) and the cost of living (62 per cent).

Party leader Holly Cairns outlined a number of long-term measures to ‘genuinely transform people’s lives’.

Over one in five young people say they are skipping meals because they can't afford to eat

Almost four in 10 (39 per cent) of adults in Ireland believe that their financial situation has worsened in the last year, according to the research

The Graiguenamanagh native thinks we all need to do better on food waste.