Family of 8 in ‘subhuman’ living space

A Clare school principal has intervened in a bid to secure emergency accommodation for a Traveller family living in “sub-human living conditions”.

Ennistymon National School principal Helen Sheridan has expressed grave concern at the physical and mental health of Caroline Sherlock and her seven children as a result of living in a small caravan on the side of the road in North Clare.

In a letter to county manager, Tom Coughlan, Ms Sheridan said five of Caroline’s children were “visibly shaken” by their ongoing accommodation crisis, when they returned to school in September, despite the best efforts of their teachers to help them settle back.