Old Mr. Brennan

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Local man hospitalised after panic eating 10 sliced pans

A local man has fallen ill and been rushed to hospital after eating 10 sliced pans in one sitting.

Peadar Sleet (34) had joined the rest of the town in clearing the supermarket shelves of bread before the recent big freeze.

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With public panic over the Coronavirus mounting, supermarkets are struggling to meet demand for essential provisions such as bread and toilet roll.

“We saw what happened when we had shortages during The Beast from the East and Storm Emma in 2018” said a representative from the Irish Bread Bakers Association (IBBA). “People were literally clawing each other’s eyes out for a loaf.”