Campsite for homeless appears in derelict warehouse in Limerick

A refugee-style campsite of homeless people has appeared on the outskirts of Limerick city as its council revealed there are 57 children homeless, while more than 4,000 people on the local authority’s housing waiting list.

As our photograph shows, a number of tents have been set up in a derelict warehouse which has no light or heat, and is located a stone’s throw from the city centre.

A Tricolour hangs overhead one of the tents, a poignant reminder of how some continue to be marginalised in society. When we visited the camp this week, it was a chilly 6C, however temperatures have dropped over recent nights to -4C. Two people have died sleeping rough in Limerick in the past two months.