A new home makes Dillan's Christmas wish come true

Last year Samantha Forde and her son were sharing a small room provided by a Cork homelessness service and he longed for a room of his own

Samantha Forde in the Redclyffe Family Hub room she previously shared with her son. Picture: Neil Michael

Last December, Samantha Forde was homeless and all her son Dillan, 7, wanted for Christmas this year was his own room.

Like other little boys his age, he also wanted enough space to store his toys in one place and have sleepovers with his friends coming to stay.