Homeless campaigner Fr Peter McVerry says it is obscene to see so many vacant houses in Cork and around the country when we’re in the middle of a housing crisis.
He was speaking to Cork`s96FM & C103 News during a visit to Cork Penny Dinners.
The charity has bought and renovated a house in the city centre which will provide supported housing for six people.
Peter McVerry is calling again for local authorities to issue Compulsory Purchase Orders on the owners of empty buildings:
