A Chinese student had to resort to eating from a soup kitchen outside the GPO after he was left penniless once he paid his rent in Dublin last month.
Shucheng, who is from Fujian in China, said he was so broke last month one of his friends introduced him to a volunteer from the Muslim Sisters of Eire charity who regularly hand out free food outside the GPO on O'Connell Street. The student said he is constantly stressed about how he is going to pay rent and it’s never off his mind.“It’s so crazy. I pay €800 a month and then there are bills every couple of months. I have a small room. It’s crowded where I’m living. Paying the rent is all I can think about all month. It worries me."
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