James Kelty and Teresa Fernandez with their dogs Luna, Barkley and Buggy. Families who have to abandon their pets to take up rental housing face “unquantifiable distress”, Fine Gael TD Maeve O’Connell said in a parliamentary question to Minister for Housing James Browne. Keaty and Fernandez say they have been struggling to find a home for several years. I have served this country.”James Keaty and Teresa Fernandez in their room in the Swords Travelodge. Keaty has an application for social housing in with South Dublin County Council, but the dogs must come too, he says.

Source: The Irish Times January 28, 2026 12:52 UTC