begging

As many flock to celebrate Christmas, it is obvious that an increasing number of people cannot put food on the table, let alone a festive dinner. Ireland, which knows deep-seated poverty too well is tackling one side of the increasing crisis: begging. The WP reports that “aggressive” begging can now be fined with € 700. Civil society representatives are squarely criticising the questionable attempt to curb begging without addressing the root causes.