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Ep 116: Alice Leahy on the homeless crisis

Alice Leahy is Director of Services at the Alice Leahy Trust - a non-judgemental, befriending, social and health service for people who are homeless. She tells Eamon about her life in that service, how and why things are worse than ever, and what needs to be done about it.

Published: 01/10/2018

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