Homeless may die on streets, cardinal warns

CARDINAL Desmond Connell fears someone will die on the streets if the country’s escalating homelessness problem is not resolved.

The cardinal described the rise in the number of homeless as alarming and said it was shameful so many people had to depend on bed and breakfasts and emergency hostels for shelter

He said he recognised the difficult economic decisions facing the Government but pleaded with the minister for finance “not to hurt the poor” through cutbacks in the upcoming Budget.