Avalanche of evictions feared after ban lifted 

Chief executive of Inner City Helping Homelessness (ICHH) Anthony Flynn was commenting after a family of nine were evicted from their Dublin home on Wednesday afternoon and faced the prospect of rough sleeping. Picture: File picture

A voluntary agency working on the frontline of homeless services in Dublin has warned of an “avalanche” of people becoming homeless after the government ended a Covid-19 emergency ban on evictions less than two weeks ago.

Chief executive of Inner City Helping Homelessness (ICHH) Anthony Flynn was commenting after a family of nine were evicted from their Dublin home on Wednesday afternoon and faced the prospect of rough sleeping.