VIDEO: Dublin hostel renovated for homeless families in need

Everything about the Bolt Hostel is radical. A ‘reclaimed’ former homeless hostel in Dublin’s city centre, 38 Bolton St has become an emblem of resistance in the face of the worst housing crises Ireland has seen in decades.

Set up by an unlikely alliance of activists, mammies, and anarchists, this new approach to emergency housing has placed those backing the project on a collision course with the city council.