As Paul Hosford notes in today’s special report, in 2014, there were 131 families in emergency accommodation in Dublin, and it was considered a national shame. Few homesOur special report includes a photograph of Taoiseach Micheál Martin, housing minister James Browne, and others at the launch of the latest action plan on housing and homelessness. As part of our special report, Alison O’Reilly spoke to three families doing their best to get through while living in emergency accommodation. Aspiring to something betterEven a lone individual striving to meet the accepted standard of human rights is better than nothing. Mr Martin told the Irish Examiner:It’s not the number on the waiting list, it’s how fast you get treated.

Source: Irish Examiner December 22, 2025 00:14 UTC