Seperated man challenges council's refusal to place him on housing list

A man who left his home following the break up of his marriage and who has now lost his job has challenged Dublin City Council's refusal to place him on its housing list on the grounds that he and his estranged wife never formal legally separated.

The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has brought a challenge against the Council's refusal to put him on its housing list because he has no alternative place to go as he can no longer afford the accommodation he has been living at since he moved out of his family more than six years ago.