Poles see Celtic Tiger dream turn to nightmare

FOR hundreds of destitute Polish nationals living here, the Celtic Tiger dream has become a nightmare.

Up to 600 Polish people in Ireland are now homeless, according to estimates from Polish embassy officials in Dublin.

A sharp rise has been recorded in the numbers of Polish nationals who, disillusioned by their situation here, have sought to return home. Increasingly, many are availing of a Government scheme to repatriate them free of charge.