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KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL member Niall Kelleher is getting set to sleep outdoors in a bid to raise awareness of homelessness.

Councillor Kelleher will sleep out in the grounds of Cork City Gaol on October 21. “I am hoping to help shine a light on the issue of homelessness in Ireland today. I am joining others to raise funds to support the vital work of Focus Ireland and their aim to end homelessness in Ireland,” said Cllr Kelleher.

Family homelessness has reached historic proportions in Ireland with more than 2100 children living in emergency homeless accommodation in Ireland often unable to get to school, rarely getting a home cooked meal and sinking into darkness.

“I don't want to accept this as today's landscape in Ireland so I'm joining my peers to make a difference,” he said.

“As a member of a local authority dealing with housing applicants that struggle to find homes to rent due to our rent caps and the lack of property to rent, people are couch surfing with the help of family and friend this is something that nobody should find themselves in this position. I hope to highlight this issue while at the same time raising much needed funds for a charity that deals with major problem.”

You can lend your support by sponsoring Niall at
https://www.justgiving.com/Fundraising/niall-kelleher