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A march to highlight the homeless crisis in Ireland is to take place on Saturday, 28 May.
The National Homeless and Housing Coalition will be joined by members of Siptu the union at Custom House in Dublin at 2pm.
The rally will end outside the post office on O'Connell Street.
Siptu National Campaigns and Equality Organiser, Karan O'Loughlin, said the under-investment in housing has resulted in the rising number of people on housing lists.
She said: "Homelessness denies people their human dignity. High rents and unsustainably high house prices have also impacted harshly on the living standards of many workers, particularly those in low and middle income families.
"Housing is a human rights issue and a trade union issue. We are urging Siptu members to take part in this important protest. We also urge the Government, and all of the political parties represented in the Oireachtas, to provide the leadership needed to resolve the housing crisis."
(CD/MH)
