Vigil after homeless man’s death

“Homeless people are dropping dead and nothing is being done about it. It’s a disgrace. That man died lonely, cold and shaking in a doorway and I just think it’s horrible. That shouldn’t happen to anybody. Nobody should be left on the streets to die like that.”

These are the words of homelessness campaigner Darren Bradley, speaking after he learned of another homeless death in Dublin at the weekend. The deceased, who was in his 30s and has been named as William, was found in the entrance to Starbucks on Westmoreland St on Sunday.

“I knew him. Not on a personal level, but I knew him because we would have given him food before, and sleeping bags and I’d talk to him,” said Darren.