Welcome to The Streets of Dublin Simon
The podcast that takes you straight to the frontline of Dublin’s homelessness crisis.
Get to know different members of our community and learn about the triumphs, trials and tribulations of closing the door on homelessness for good.
Our first episode is now available on select streaming platforms
The two episodes of season 1 will look at different aspects of the devastating and growing phenomenon of elderly homelessness. Ep 1 speaks with Orla Dwyer from our Tenancy Information and Support Service team and looks at the growing number of elderly people who are facing eviction.
For the first time, we are seeing a swathe of older people coming to our door who are on the brink of homelessness due to long-term landlords leaving the market. These people are especially vulnerable as many do not have access to the internet, are on small pensions or have physical and mental health needs.
Meet The Speakers
Episode 1: Orla Dwyer
Orla has been working within Dublin Simon Community since 2004, beginning her journey as a relief worker while undertaking a course in Addiction Studies in Maynooth University. During this period, Dublin Simon CEO Catherine Kenny who was then the Manager of our communities Emergency Shelter, encouraged Orla to apply for a vacant project worker role which she has been in, working throughout different services ever since.
Episode 1: Meenakshi Jain
Meenakshi is a MSc student at TU Dublin currently studying digital and content marketing. Having always been involved with human rights, the issue of elderly homelessness struck a cord with Meenakshi. As a student of digital marketing she believes that stories are the most powerful tools in todays world and what could be more powerful than hearing these stories from the people who live them everyday.
