Father and disabled son living in rat-infested bus get offers to clear €850 rent arrears

Clearing the debt and registering their housing need with Cork City Council will entitle the family to register for council accommodation

The yard where Patrick and Adrian Walsh are living in an old, yellow minibus, with no running water or mains electricity. File picture: Larry Cummins

Generous offers have been made to clear rent arrears for a disabled homeless man who has been living in a rat-infested bus outside Blarney with his father so that they may be eligible for council housing support.

Following media coverage in recent days, offers were made to clear Adrian Walsh’s €850 debt to Cork City Council.