'It's amazing — it's going to change how the homeless are looked at': Riva finds her forever home in Cork

After decades of battling mental health problems and addiction, Riva Lawlor moved into her forever home earlier this summer, with the help of the Peter McVerry Trust

According to Riva, 'it is very hard to get help" for mental health problems and she "fears for our country.'

A Tipperary native who has been in and out of homelessness since the age of 17, says her life "completely changed" after receiving the keys to her new home in Co Cork.

After decades of battling with mental health problems and addiction, Riva Lawlor moved into her forever home earlier this summer, with the help of the Peter McVerry Trust.