Ireland at risk of ‘entrenched homeless crisis’

FOCUS Ireland founder Sister Stanislaus Kennedy has warned of an “inter-generational entrenched homeless crisis” affecting thousands of people due to the Government’s failure to implement its own plan to end homelessness by the end of the year.

Marking the 25th anniversary of the homeless charity’s foundation, Sr Stan said although services had radically increased since the 1980s, more and more people were becoming homeless and were worse off than ever.

She said successive governments have failed to tackle homelessness, despite the Celtic Tiger years.