Eoin Ó Broin is not your average Sinn Féin TD. Originally from Cabinteely in south Co Dublin, Ó Broin is one of the new breed of Sinn Féin politicians looking to get his party to the holy grail of government. Just don t expect him to become taoiseach.
I ve been tempted to set a homeless person s tent on fire on a few different occasions, just to ensure they have a proper roof over their head that night.
Those are the words of Alan Lawes, a long time volunteer with various agencies that support Ireland s homeless, clearly illustrate the frustration homeless aid workers feel with the system.
Lawes, an inner-city Dubliner, who is an Independent councillor in his adopted county of Meath, works with a community alert group in his own neck of the woods and with Inner City Helping the Homeless (ICHH), in the capital.
He s adamant the system is letting the homeless down.
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