'In a lot of respects, I didn't exist' - former rough sleeper says An Post address would have given him an identity

Derek McGuire, a former rough sleeper, says the free personal address offered by An Post would have helped him recover his sense of identity.

'In a lot of respects, I didn't exist' - former rough sleeper says An Post address would have given him an identity

Derek McGuire, a former rough sleeper, says the free personal address offered by An Post would have helped him recover his sense of identity.

He became homeless in late 2014 after a relationship ended and had been unable to pay the mortgage on the family home.

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