Homeless mum and six children forced to sleep in a garda station overnight

Thursday, 9 August 2018 11:26

Gardai have confirmed a homeless family of seven took shelter in one of their Dublin stations last night.

A mum and her six children aged from 1 to 11 were forced to sleep in the waiting room of Tallaght Garda station after efforts to find emergency accommodation failed. Detectives paid for a hot breakfast for them this morning and they've since left for South Dublin County Council to try and find a place to sleep tonight. Anthony Flynn of Inner City Helping Homeless says this family wasn't the only one advised to take shelter in a Garda station.

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Homeless mum and six children forced to sleep in a garda station overnight

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