Council critical of ‘celebrity’ coverage of homelessness and Apollo House

Irish people are ‘suckers’ for celebrity endorsements, says the chief executive of Dublin City Council who has queried why the local authority’s efforts in tackling homelessness has not received the same coverage as the sit-in at Apollo House.

Owen Keegan made the comments as he aired his concerns over the conditions in the Nama-owned office block that has been taken over by the Home Sweet Home campaign group.

“I think Irish people are a sucker for a celebrity endorsement and there’s been a huge element of that,” Mr Keegan told the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk.