Vigil held in memory of homeless man

Dozens of people have taken part in a vigil outside Leinster House - in memory of a homeless man who was found dead.

The body of 43-year-old Jonathan Corrie was located yesterday morning just metres away from the Dail on Molesworth Street.

This evening, the man's friends and campaigners working with homeless people held a minute silence after a candle lit vigil.

Bouquets of flowers and candles have also been left at the doorway where his body was discovered.

People who took part in the vigil say Jonathan Corrie's death should never have been allowed to happen.

"I’m here to remember a man who died in a doorway on a freezing cold night in the middle of an affluent city, only 50 yards away from Government buildings and frankly I think it’s a disgrace", said one man.

"Being homeless can happen to anyone but some people actually don’t realise that most of the time. I think its wrong that anyone has to die on the streets."