Irish Examiner view: How one big issue bleeds into others

Homelessness is the defining challenge of our age

Homelessness is bound up with other contemporary challenges such as drug use.

The crisis in accommodation and homelessness is so multi-faceted that it is no surprise to see it surface in almost every controversy that occurs in Irish life. 

Comparisons of the cost of the notorious Leinster House bike shed with the price of a second-hand house is just the latest example.