A number of homeless people today stormed the gates of Leinster House, raced across the plinth and staged a sit-down protest at the front entrance.

More than 20,000 people believe the proceeds of a government property deal should be donated to Dublin’s homeless, it will be claimed today.

Hundreds of people will march in Dublin later today to protest against the lack of support for homeless people.

SO anxious were the people for the return of their beloved politicians that many of them made the journey to our national parliament to welcome them back, and some even slept outside the Dáil the previous night.

Members of the homeless community have vowed to sleep outside the Dáil tonight to ensure the Government confronts the problem inside the political chambers.

Campaigners are calling for hundreds of Dubliners to turn out to show solidarity for the homeless at a rally today protesting against the recent deaths of three people sleeping rough in the city.

The Government must cancel a deportation order against a Nigerian woman who faces the death penalty in her home country, an anti-racism group urged today.

THE Government’s decision to hold the referendum on citizenship on the same day as local and European elections exploits the immigration issue and debases the Constitution, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny stated in the Dáil yesterday.

THE Government yesterday discarded the concerns of a wide range of human rights, racism and refugee groups and announced it would hold the constitutional referendum on citizenship rights together with local and European elections.