‘No idea’ where mother and son will sleep following ruling

A homeless woman and her six-year-old son had “no idea” yesterday where they would sleep last night after their demand for the immediate provision of emergency accommodation by Carlow County Council was thrown out by the High Court.

Karen Middleton and her son Luke had been living in a tent outside the local authority’s offices in Carlow.

In a judgment, Mr Justice Charles Meenan yesterday dismissed the mother’s action.