Fr Peter McVerry on homeless crisis: 'We are no longer shocked...We should be outraged'

The photo of a five-year-old boy shown eating his dinner from a sheet of cardboard on a Dublin street last week was an “Emperor has no clothes” moment for the Government regarding their failure to combat homelessness, according to Fr Peter McVerry.

Fr Peter McVerry on homeless crisis: 'We are no longer shocked...We should be outraged'

The photo of a five-year-old boy shown eating his dinner from a sheet of cardboard on a Dublin street last week was an “Emperor has no clothes” moment for the Government regarding their failure to combat homelessness, according to Fr Peter McVerry.

Speaking during a visit to Penny Dinners in Cork Fr McVerry emphasised the "loss of a sense of outrage" about homelessness in Irish society.

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