Photograph: Getty Images/iStockA Co Limerick family living on the side of a busy road in a caravan without running water or a toilet has been given High Court leave to challenge a decision by Limerick County Council that allegedly found they are not homeless as they have a “roof over their heads”. Mr Kinsley told Mr Justice Simons that the family were members of the Traveller community, had three young children and had a history of housing applications. Counsel said the family were told in person they were deemed not to be homeless by a council official as they had “a roof over your head”. Counsel said that solicitors’ letters written to the council by the Free Legal Advice Centre, who represent the family, had gone unanswered. The refusals of offers led to the family being told by the council’s homeless action team that they were therefore not entitled to service.

Source: The Irish Times December 09, 2025 08:24 UTC