Homelessness: 'My family has been moved from county to county for two years'

'You just try and keep your family together, and in the same school, but at one point we were in Drogheda and the kids’ school was in Blanchardstown'

Caroline Kelly had been renting for 13 years until she was forced to leave after her landlord lost his house. 'All our lives got turned upside down when we lost our private accommodation.' Picture: iStock

Caroline Kelly has been living in emergency accommodation in Dublin for two years with her two children, aged 18 and 13.

The 40-year-old was renting in Dublin for 13 years, but her landlord lost his house after falling in to debt. Caroline has been moved around hostels and hotels in Louth, Meath, and Dublin while awaiting a permanent home.