Chris Bond, who represents Dublin South West on the party’s national executive, stepped down at the same time as party chairman Joe O’Connor and vice chair Carly Bailey.

Dozens of people lined up outside Leinster House with sleeping bags to urge the Government to open extra beds for the homeless as temperatures plummet.

A home repossession “guillotine is on the way down”, dwarfing the current homeless crisis and creating a huge catastrophe.

More than 10,000 students have marched on the Taoiseach’s office over the introduction of college loans.