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People queuing for Christmas food parcels at the Capuchin Centre in Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Queues for Christmas food parcels at the Capuchin Centre in Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
About 2,500 people, including elderly people and children, queued for Christmas food parcels at the Capuchin Centre in Dublin on Thursday. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
People after collecting food parcels at the Capuchin Centre. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Each person queuing at the Capuchin Centre has a ticket entitling them to two blue plastic bags of food – one of non-perishables including tea, sugar, cereals, tinned fish, tinned beans, custard, chocolates and biscuits, and one of such perishables as milk, cheese, a chicken and butter. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Brother Kevin Crowley at the Capuchin Centre where about 3,000 parcels were given out to the homeless and poor. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Sorting Christmas food parcels at the Capuchin Centre in Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Christmas food parcels at the Capuchin Centre in Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Christmas food parcels at the Capuchin Centre in Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Robert Moffatt and Ciaran Keating in their shared room as the Peter McVerry Trust opens the final 25 beds at Ellis Quay Hostel, in Dublin 7. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
"Roy" in the laundry room at the Peter McVerry Trust hostel at Ellis Quay, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Robert Moffatt in the kitchen at the Peter McVerry Trust hostel at Ellis Quay, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Lockers at the Peter McVerry Trust hostel at Ellis Quay, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Dining room at the Peter McVerry Trust hostel at Ellis Quay, Dublin. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
The scene at Apollo House, Poolbeg Street, Dublin, where homelessness activists and homeless people continue to occupy the building. Photograph: Eric Luke
Refuse leaving Apollo House on the corner of Poolbeg Street and Tara Street. The occupants have been allowed to stay in the building until January 11th. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Quentin Sheridan in the foreground as others leave the building after a visit by the receivers to Apollo House. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Representatives of the Peter McVerry Trust arriving at Apollo House. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Members of Home Sweet Home Brendan Ogle, Jim Sheridan and Glen Hansard at Apollo House. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
Christmas decorations at the entrance to Apollo House, Poolbeg Street, Dublin, where homelessness activists and homeless people continue to occupy the building. Photograph: Eric Luke
Bedding and clothing from a rough sleeper in a doorway at Pearse Street Garda station. Photograph: Nick Bradshaw
