Johnny McDonnell (84) has prostate cancer and bone cancer, and lives in a caravan in Dublin with no running water. “I’ve never seen the like of it.”None of the 23 households on the site has running water, secure electricity or isolation facilities. Many residents are wearing masks and gloves, but describe the lack of running water as “very hard”. It has provided extra portaloos, repaired heating where broken and provided alternative off-site to families in overcrowded conditions. “ No provision has been put in place for many Traveller families living in unofficial sites with no facilities,” the movement said.

Source: The Irish Times April 03, 2020 00:59 UTC