A state counsel yesterday criticised a cleric for coming into court to give character evidence on behalf of a homeless campaigner convicted of stealing €26,852 from an 88-year-old care home patient.

A campaigner for the homeless was convicted of stealing almost €27,000 from the bank account an 87-year-old care home patient.

Two homeless men who lived in public toilets in Ennis for a number of weeks have secured emergency temporary accommodation in Galway.

A community leader yesterday warned that two homeless men currently living in public toilets in Ennis will die unless they can access state services.

HEALTH inspectors have asked nursing homes to tag dementia patients with an electronic monitoring system, so they can’t wander outside, the owner of one premises has revealed.