TJ_Homeless Ireland

For one week, @thejournal_ie will be running a special series on the homeless crisis in Ireland.

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This person, who is living in a hub in Galway, wants the next government not to let them or their children down.

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In our postcards from Galway and Limerick, people experiencing homelessness also spoke about safety https://t.co/VpZEERTXV4

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Many of the cards were filled in by parents, who asked the new government to put better supports in place to ensure children in Ireland have secure accommodation

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The message for the next government in the postcards was to make homelessness a priority. #ge2020

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We asked people living on the streets; in hostels; and other emergency accommodation five questions about #GE2020

Here are their answers:

https://t.co/N6WgcCKxKx

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The number of people living in tents around Dublin city was also mentioned multiple times by those experiencing homelessness during #GE2020

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The word 'empathy' was used on a number of cards. Some said they wouldn't vote for any of the candidates, but would vote for the volunteers who had stopped to talk to them - because usually people just walk past.

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It's time for a 'Homeless Rock the Vote' in Ireland, according to William Cummings, founder of the Babs empowerment project, a free listening service provided though Inner City Helping Homeless https://t.co/w8n46LY30d

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"What I’d like to see, if we were really serious about listening, would be to go out and make sure they can all vote.

"Find out what is the reason they can’t make sure everyone is registered, that they have the information they need to decide and make sure they can get there."

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The message for the next government in the postcards was to make homelessness a priority.

#GE2020

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The number of people living in tents around Dublin city was also mentioned multiple times by those experiencing homelessness during #GE2020