Neither Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil have shown any serious commitment to tackling the homeless crisis. They have been content to have people put onto the streets and leave it to the law to make the victims invisible.
Sharon is Sleeping Rough
Sharon finds it hard to sleep, and who would blame her after being set alight in her sleeping bag by a passing group of thugs the Halloween before last? She was reading the city paper and was all chat about the doctor who was acquitted on charges of murdering her own daughter.
Ireland’s Real Major Emergency
Homelessness in Ireland has reached disaster levels meriting the declaration of a state of emergency in the country. In spite of UN experts making this clear to Ireland the government continues to look after the rich.
Ireland’s Greatest Shame is Asleep in a Doorway
There were toys scattered about the floor, the previous occupant’s belongings unceremoniously packed up into bin bags (of course it has to be bin bags for people who are routinely treated as rubbish), and tins of baby formula in the kitchen presses.
Homelessness in Dublin’s Inner City
Earlier tonight I went over with CEC to drop a couple of parcels in to the volunteers at Inner City Helping Homeless. Every Christmas it’s the same thing; she goes out and buys toys and sweets and finds places to donate them. This year it was to the Capuchins on Church Street, the Saint Vincent … Continue reading Homelessness in Dublin’s Inner City
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