Anti-eviction campaigner supports couple

An anti-eviction campaigner who helped to stall a repossession in Laois this year has backed the couple evicted from their five-bedroom home in Killiney.

Ben Gilroy of the Defend our Homes League, whose YouTube video of the Laois eviction has had over 326,000 views, said it was not right to discriminate against people just because they were well-off.

“I don’t know the ins and outs of this case with regards to the couple’s finances, but I can’t imagine a man and woman would be that upset if they were not genuine.