Homeless authorities condemn attempt to 'abuse' services to attend protest

Inner City Helping Homeless (ICHH) CEO Anthony Flynn. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Homeless authorities in Dublin have condemned efforts by some apparently affiliated with an anti-lockdown demonstration to allegedly utilise the homeless freephone service as a cover for attending the protest.

Cllr Anthony Flynn tweeted a screengrab in which it suggested that those attending the demonstration "ring the homeless free phone number and they will book you into a homeless hostel for few nights. You will have an address in the city centre so you cannot be fined."