Homeless man’s death turns spotlight on Dáil

The Dáil has been accused of repeatedly failing to address Ireland’s homeless crisis until the issue came to its doorstep, after a middle-aged man was found dead in the shadow of Leinster House.

Jonathan Corrie, a 43-year-old father from Co Carlow, was found yesterday morning just metres from the gates of the political establishment which campaigners say has repeatedly ignored the issue.

Mr Corrie is understood to have run away from home at the age of 13 and had been in and out of emergency accommodation during the subsequent years.