Political inaction hits vulnerable

FEW are better placed to understand the plight of Ireland’s homeless people than Fr Peter McVerry.

A tireless champion of the hundreds sleeping rough on the streets of our cities, his strong criticism of the lack of political will to tackle this growing problem is fully warranted.

Nor could there be a more graphic illustration of the horrors of a life virtually lost to addiction than the harrowing revelations in today’s letter written by a homeless man, Stephen Harris, depicting a frightening descent into alcoholism, drugs and violence.