Irish Examiner view: Let’s find the courage to resolve homelessness

Focus Ireland reported that there were 8,200 people homeless on Christmas week. This figure represents an appalling indictment in a country as rich as this. Photo: Eddie O'Hare

It does not require a tremendous imagination to picture what being homeless meant over recent weeks. 

As torrential rain fell for hours on end, as temperatures tumbled into the red zone, huddling in a doorway, lying on cardboard, if you are lucky enough to have found some, as so many shops are closed, cocooned in layer upon layer of clothing, and curled in a cheap, maybe sodden, sleeping bag is very far from the cherish-all-the-children-equally triumph we offer at moments of national celebration.