Homeless Couple Fights for Joint Housing in Ireland

A homeless couple in Kildare, Ireland, is fighting for emergency housing together after being turned down by the county council. David Lawrence, thirty-two, and his wife Caroline, twenty-nine, have been sleeping in their car since late December, parking on roads around the area. They went to the High Court asking to overturn the councils refusal for joint married accommodation. The council offered them separate hostel spots, but they both said no. Caroline acts as Davids carer because of his health problems, including a lung infection from roughing it in the cold car nights. He also worries about her safety alone, and she needs to stay with him for support. This pair comes from the travelling community and got hit hard by bad luck with rentals. Their first place ended when the landlord sold up, and the second got too pricey after a rent hike. They even crashed briefly at a halting site in Longford with family, but had to bounce to avoid eviction trouble. In court, their legal team argued the council ignored Davids medical needs and Carolines risks. Judge Rory Mulcahy noted the offers were made but decided to notify the council properly. Now the case heads to a full hearing next Wednesday, giving everyone a shot to sort this out and get the couple off the streets before winter bites harder.

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