Peter McVerry describes ending of eviction ban as 'a horror movie'

Cork housing activists who attended the Cork St Patrick's Day parade and protested against the Government's decision to lift the eviction ban. Picture: Donal O'Keeffe.

Veteran homeless campaigner Fr Peter McVerry has described the end of the eviction ban as “a horror movie” for tenants and said he was very concerned about where people were going to find emergency accommodation.

There was no emergency accommodation available around the country, he told Newstalk Breakfast. In the past families would have been put into hotels, but there were no hotel rooms available.