Thanks to Patrick for sending along this excellent and powerful video by Donal Moloney, who has been documenting homelessness on the streets of our fair city in recent times. Donal’s photography in general is excellent and is worth checking out here. His photo album ‘There’s a Human in There’ includes several familiar faces for anyone who passes through town regularly. Donal notes that “In November of 2013 I met Martin. It sparked this project.” He has continued to photograph Martin in recent times, but meeting him also inspired Donal to document the lives and stories of other homeless people in Dublin.
Image from: Donal Moloney Photography, http://www.facebook.com/donalmoloneyphotography
The song is ‘Homeless’ by Tommy KD, formerly known as Man & The Machine. Tommy has been a familiar face on the streets of Dublin for many years, attracting attention while rapping in the city centre. He even popped up on Love/Hate in 2014, during a particularly brilliant scene. Tommy was recently interviewed by thejournal.ie about this collaboration with Donal Moloney.
Tommy KD.
This track is available to download for 99c from iTunes, with the music benefiting very worthy causes that help the homeless.
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Donal
Ciarán
Sam
Come Here To Me! 
Seeing homeless people living rough on the streets is shocking and arouses deep feelings of sympathy. Giving them some money seems the right thing to do but I believe that it is more effective to give money to an organisation that offers food and shelter.
Christopher
http://www.christopherbellew.com