Protesters to end show-home takeover today
Some homeless families who took over a house in Hansfield, near Ongar in Dublin have promised to leave before the end of the day.
Up to 30 people, including Socialist TD Ruth Coppinger, took over the property during a public viewing on Saturday.
Hansfield Investments applied for an injunction to have them removed after they failed to comply with a court order to vacate the building.
Activists and homeless families being dragged through the courts. If only the gov were as quick to get people housed pic.twitter.com/skQ0jwSdcg
— Ruth Coppinger (@RuthCoppingerSP) October 7, 2015
Deputy Coppinger said they took over the house to highlight the need for social and affordable housing, but felt they had “carried this protest as far as they could".
