'We are beyond breaking point now'
The Northern Ireland Takeaway Association is pleading with Stormont and Westminster for support as the industry faces difficult days ahead.
"We have lost over 40 takeaways in three weeks here and we are coming up to 50. I fear that we are going to lose a quarter of all takeaways by the end of this year. That's if we don't get support from either the Assembly or Westminster. "These people have families, and they need to heat their homes and put food on their tables. We are beyond breaking point now, as an industry.
Joe Morgan owns Nemos, based in Finaghy in Belfast, said: "Right across the board, everything price wise has gone up and the worst thing for us is the price of fish.
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