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03rd Jan 2017

Apollo House activists march to the Department of Finance

Tony Cuddihy

Activists at the site on Tara Street in Dublin are confronting the government.

Residents and activists at Apollo House in Dublin are marching to the Department of Finance in an order to force Michael Noonan and NAMA to open up more buildings to the homeless.

Roughly 200 gathered outside Apollo House on Monday morning, on the corner of Poolbeg Street and Tara Street.

According to the group who took over the former office space on 15 December, there are around 40 homeless people currently staying there.

The activists have been ordered to vacate the building by midday on 11 January.

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