No Place to Call Home for 3000 Irish Families

(19 Aug 08 - RV) The International economic crisis has taken some of the fight out of the Celtic Tiger.  NCB Investment bank yesterday predicted Ireland's economy will not return to growth until the second half of 2010, despite news that the recession is weakening.


The NCB economic activity index says the contraction of the economy is weakening, with an annualized rate of 6% reported for May, which is half the rate of contraction reported in February.


The recession is affecting the living situation in Ireland, with the government saying just under 1400 families are homeless.


Yet a leading charity says that number is misleading, and nearly 3000 households have nowhere to live.


We spoke to Focus Ireland’s director of advocacy, Mike Allen.  He told us what can be done to help