A picture showing a young homeless boy who is living in emergency accommodation eating a dinner off cardboard on the ground in Dublin has sparked outrage online. It shows five-year-old "Sam" eating carbonara on a Dublin street last night. The photo, posted on Facebook by The Homeless Street Cafe, has prompted thousands of reactions. The group, who offer food, toiletries, clothes and friendship to the homeless every Tuesday night on Dublin's Grafton Street, posted the photo saying: "We are home after another incredibly busy night. "'Sam' is 5 and this was him eating a dinner of carbonara tonight on a sheet of cardboard.

Source: Irish Examiner October 16, 2019 15:00 UTC