Charity houses more than 1,200 people in spite of Covid challenges

Homes were secured in more than 20 local authority areas, with Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Kildare, Louth, Waterford, and Kerry those with the highest number of people supported into housing.

The Peter McVerry Trust has helped more than 1,200 people secure a home this year across the country — a 50% increase compared with the figure for 2019.

The national housing and homeless charity said it was delighted with the number of people it had been able to help, particularly given the challenges posed by Covid-19.