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Helping the homeless

Wednesday 7th November

Tina tells Joe she came across an Irish woman with her young child begging for change last Saturday. The woman told Tina she wasn't in receipt of any social welfare because she has no fixed address and asked Tina to buy her some food. TIna took her to Dunnes and bought her formula milk, nappies and groceries. She also gave the woman cash to pay for accommodation at a shelter. Tina is shocked that someone could find themselves in such dire straits. Jean bought €30 worth of groceries for a similar lady back in August and ended up feeling used. ...

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/liveline/programmes/2012/1107/354994-liveline-wednesday-7-november-2012/?clipid=941939

Helping the homeless

Friday 9th November

Rory has lived and worked in Romania. He says begging is not part of Romanian culture however he does feel that it is becoming part of Irish culture. Shane has a Spar shop in Limerick. He tells Joe about a woman who comes into his shop and begs “to order”. She targets people in the shop to get them to buy her groceries. Maurice was in Galway city centre on Wednesday. He passed a man begging with a sign saying “I’m Hungry” written on it. He still feels guilty over passing him by. He thought he was very clean cut ...

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/liveline/programmes/2012/1109/354996-liveline-friday-9-november-2012/?clipid=941951

Helping the homeless

Thursday 8th November

Twenty years ago Ann took in a homeless girl. The girl had one young child and was pregnant with a second. She had been turned away by her family. The girl stayed with her until she gave birth to her second baby. Ann helped her find accommodation and kept in contact with her. The two children are reared now and in college. Ann wants to say if you see a homeless person and you don’t want to give money – walk past. If you do – just give it. Don’t make a fuss about it. Obviously in some cases people ...

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/liveline/programmes/2012/1108/354995-liveline-thursday-8-november-2012/?clipid=941948

A day spent on the streets of Dublin.

Tuesday 20th November

Marie Louise O'Donnell spends a day on the Dublin streets with Fintan, a recovering addict.

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/today-with-pat-kenny/programmes/2012/1120/352884-today-with-pat-kenny/?clipid=935210

Helping People who are Homeless

Tuesday 11th December

Fiona called in about the plight of homeless people at this time of the year , she helped two people by providing them with food and sleeping bags . This came from her experience with her own brother , who died while he himself was homeless. Carmel spoke to Joe about her struggle with the budget cuts to child benefit.

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/liveline/programmes/2012/1211/357901-liveline-tuesday-11-december-2012/?clipid=953632

Today With Pat Kenny Thursday 11 April 2013

Thursday 11th April

The mid-morning current affairs magazine with the stories of the day, sharp analysis, in-depth features and consumer interest

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/today-with-pat-kenny/programmes/2013/0411/380826-today-with-pat-kenny-thursday-11-april-2013/

Homeless Living In Toilet

Thursday 11th April

“We Live in a Toilet”, this is the shocking headline in today’s Irish Sun in an article by Gordon Deegan about two immigrants who came to Ireland with the dream of a new life, fell on hard times and are now forced to live in public toilets in Ennis in Co Clare. Pat was joined from Ennis by our reporter Brian O’Connell who has been to Ennis to meet one of the men, Polish immigrant Peter Baram.

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/today-with-pat-kenny/programmes/2013/0411/380826-today-with-pat-kenny-thursday-11-april-2013/?clipid=1048336

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