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The number of people seeking assistance from the Galway branch of the St Vincent de Paul Society has rocketed by 50 per cent this year.

The Galway branch of the Saint de Paul Society has reported an estimated 50 per cent increase in the number of people contacting it for help this January compared with last year.

Calls for help to the St Vincent de Paul Society in the city continue to be up by 30 per cent in the New Year, a situation which its administrator describes as “unusual”.

The local St Vincent de Paul Society has received an “incredible response” to its appeal for aid for Galway families affected by the flooding in east and south Galway.

Calls for help to the Saint Vincent de Paul Society are expected to be up by 30 per cent this festive season because of the economic downturn, the charity’s administrator Colm Noonan said this week.