A food drive is to to get underway in Shannon, in support of communities in the Philippines devastated by Taiphon Haiyan.
The initiative will begin tomorrow, and run for around ten days. People in and around the town are being asked to leave non-perisahable food and non-prescription medication to the collection point at the Skycourt Shopping Centre.
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It comes as aid agencies in the Philippines say the situation a week on from the storm is "bleak".
Irish charities on the ground say they’re struggling to distribute aid because supply routes and communications networks are still down.
