'I could never abandon them': IT technician sleeps in tent rather than leave his dogs

Dominic Hickey, from Limerick City, says the problem with finding accommodation is finding somewhere that will accept dogs

Domnic Hickey: 'I just feel we don’t pay enough attention to dog owners in my situation.'

An IT technician who is living in a tent on the banks of the river Shannon says he would rather sleep rough than abandon his three loyal dogs.

Dominic Hickey, 54, from Limerick City, has been homeless for more than a year after his previous landlord put his accommodation up for sale and he had nowhere to go.