Homeless couple sleeping in car on side of road, court told

Pair seek emergency married accommodation from council

High Court heard David Lawrence, 32, and his wife Caroline, 29, had each been offered separate individual hostel accommodation but had turned it down as unsuitable on the basis she was his carer because of health issues.

A homeless couple are sleeping in their car on the roads of Kildare and are seeking emergency married accommodation from the county council, a High Court judge was told on Wednesday.

Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy heard David Lawrence, 32, and his wife Caroline, 29, had each been offered separate individual hostel accommodation but had turned it down as unsuitable on the basis she was his carer because of health issues.