Only people from the outer reaches of homelessness – those who are sleeping rough – come to us at the Alice Leahy Trust. For those coming to my team and myself at the Alice Leahy Trust, on Bride Road in Dublin’s Liberties, the grinding reality of life could hardly be further from the glittering Yuletide fantasy. There is no judgment at The Alice Leahy Trust. Alice Leahy is director of services at the Alice Leahy Trust which she founded 50 years ago to help the homeless. A commemorative book, “Outsiders – 50 Years of the Alice Leahy Trust” is available at Alan Hanna’s Bookshop on Rathmines Road Lower in Dublin.

Source: The Irish Times December 07, 2025 00:50 UTC