Donal Moloney writes:
“I’ve talked to a lot of homeless people in the last few months and shot a lot of footage with their permission. Here’s just one of the chats I had with John, a heroin addict. No shelters for this lad.”
Tag Archives: Homeless
This morning.
Tara writes:
“Dublin on Patrick’s weekend….”
Anti-Austerity Alliance writes:
The Connell family from Blanchardstown, Dublin, have been made homeless through a combination of rent allowance cuts and rack-renting by their landlord. Fingal County Council have no houses. The family cannot get any alternative rented accommodation within rent allowance limits. They are split up…the family are staging a protest at Joan Burton’s Department of Social Protection on Store Street in Dublin tomorrow at 11am, asking ‘Where is the social protection’? They will be supported by their family and members of the local Anti-Austerity Alliance.
More here
You may recall homeless Martin?
Donal Moloney writes:
I bring Martin his breakfast a few times each week but last Sunday I asked him if he’d like to take a spin to Powerscourt Gardens [Co Wicklow] to have it there. I was quite surprised when he agreed. The strange part was dropping him home to the bridge [Westland Row, Dublin] later that afternoon…
An addition to Donal Moloney’s series on the homeless in Dublin
Christmas day in Westland Row, Dublin with a present-laden Martin and some complimentary festive nom and hooch.
Hang on.
Where are the pigeons?
Previously: Pigeon man: The Interview
From top: Thomas & Helen, John and Joe.
Further to Donal Moloney’s series on the homeless in Dublin.
Donal writes:
Thomas and Helen are both travellers. They met two weeks ago shortly after Thomas had been released from prison for being drunken & disorderly. Thomas says: “We just clicked”. . Thomas is 32 but says he feels “60”. He has 6 brothers and 5 sisters. He has been sleeping in the doorway [top] with Helen since his release 2 weeks ago. He has been homeless for 9 years. He expects to serve another short prison sentence in the near future on other charges of being drunken and disorderly. Helen is 25 and was made homeless more recently
Joe [above] is a heroin addict and homeless many years. He has been married twice and has a few kids. As a teenager he moved to New York and became a carpenter. He was a heavy drinker and consumed “3 bottles of whiskey a day”. He loves to read as does his mate John [middle] (20 yards down the street). It takes them “away from the day”.
Previously: Caring For The Pigeons
Invisible Ireland is a non-profit movement run by a “trusty band of volunteers” who want to raise awareness of homelessness in Ireland.
They say:
The movement doesn’t solicit or accept donations — instead it encourages people to stop, think and decide how they can help out. Visit , drop us a tweet @InvisibleIRE or check out the #invisibleireland hashtag for all the latest Invisible Ireland news. For more information about Invisible Ireland, lending a hand or if you’d just like to grab a cuppa, please contact: info@invisibleireland.com.
Meanwhile…
Photographer Donal Moloney caught up with Martin in Westland Row, Dublin for a coffee and a chat.
Previously: A Word from The Street
A Sign Of Hope.
A street-based short directed by Ashleigh Breslin and described as…
A momentary insight into a young man’s life on the streets of Dublin.
Photographed by Kevin O’Lution; Music composed and performed by Jamie Dean.
Thanks Ashleigh
A literally touching visit by President Higgins and Sabina to The Focus Ireland Coffee Shop in Temple Bar, Dublin this afternoon.
From top: Sabina (left) Mick Condron, Paul Keegan, Lisa McEnroe, Stephen McGrath, Joanne McCabe and Michael Kell; Squee with James McGuirk: Squee with Tom Thompson (2nd from right) and Paul Uzell.
Meanwhile, if you’re free on Friday…
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
Ruairí McKiernan tweetz:
Dublin city centre today. Reality of life in the best country in the world to do business.