Life in a homeless hub: ‘I have nowhere to go... If I’m upset, I get under my bed’

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It is the lack of privacy that really gets to nine-year-old Rachel. “I have nowhere to go when I’m annoyed,” she says. “I can lock myself in the bathroom, but I’m not allowed lock the door… If I’m upset, I get under my bed.”

“She’s not a little angel,” says Rachel, firmly, as she draws pictures on a white board. She loves art and draws brilliant pictures as we talk.Michelle, Rachel and Katie are from Tallaght. Michelle has a job in the Square in Tallaght. Before they came to the hub they were renting an apartment in City West. There was space there for the children and it was much closer to their schools and extended family. Michelle always paid the rent on time. But the property was sold.

Rachel likes things to be quiet and the building is very loud. “Don’t even get me started on how loud it is,” she says. “You know what it’s like in a classroom of 100 children? That’s what it sounds like.”Rachel What do you like about her? “She’s a kind person and she’s really good at drawing.” She writes “Be kind” on the whiteboard.

Michelle says: “She pulls the blanket down so no one can see her. She finds it very difficult. She’s very specific [in] everything she does. At night she has her light on for so long and then has her book and she might play her tablet for a little bit. But she can’t do any of that now because we’re in the room on top of her. Every day I try to give her an hour in the room alone.”Sometimes when Michelle does this, she says she is told by a staff member to return to the room.

 

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Maybe the puppet government should import some more poverty and social safety net problems to help this man out

They should self identify as a refugee , and they can have a hotel room to them self. .

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As expected, no mention from the Irish Times of the greatest cause of childhood poverty and homelessness. Single parenthood. Where is the father of these unfortunate children?

Someone should tell that poor child that a fake refugee from Georgia who destroyed his documentation on route, and the Roma Gypsies need a home before her!

A heartbreaking read on the innocent children who are the most vulnerable victims of our HousingCrisis Great and respectful reporting from PatrickFreyne1

Too bad, there are Somalian men that need to be housed before you.

Someone is making a lot of money out of these mistreated people. Those people are absolutely disgusting, and they most likely vote Fine Gael. 🤮🤮🤮

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