Skip Navigation

Homelessness Crisis: Peter McVerry Trust centre provides a place for those without a home

Hundreds of new beds are available to homeless people since Jonathan Corrie’s death galvanised us into action. But the number of people on the street is still growing.

IT’S 10.15am, small glass jugs of milk have been filled, napkins placed on tables, and the oven is full with breakfast rolls wrapped in tinfoil.

Outside a queue is forming. But this is not the latest hipster coffee shop. Instead, it’s one of many homeless services throughout the country which are struggling to assist the ever-increasing number of individuals and families without homes.

Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the death of Jonathan Corrie who perished on a doorstep within sight of Dáil Éireann.

Read more...

Source: Elaine Loughlin, Irish Examiner, 30/11/15

Posted by drugs.ie on 11/30 at 10:07 AM in
Share this:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Digg
  • Del.icio.us
  • LinkedIn
  • E-mail
(0) Comments

Comments

Name:

Email:

URL:

Comments:

Remember my personal information

Notify me of follow-up comments?

Enter this word:


Here:

The HSE and Union of Students in Ireland (USI) ask students to think about drug safety measures when using club drugs
Harm reduction messages from the #SaferStudentNights campaign.
NewslettereBulletin
Poll Poll

Have you ever been impacted negatively by someone else's drug taking?