86-year-old facing eviction 'worried about being put out on the street' Image

86-year-old facing eviction 'worried about being put out on the street'

29 March - 13 mins
Podcast Series Lunchtime Live Highlights

Mary Allen is 86 years old, she’s been living in rented accommodation in Listowel for the past 14 years. In October, she was served notice of eviction from her landlord.

Now, with the eviction ban lifting this week – she doesn’t know where she’s going to go.

Mary’s son Michael joined Andrea on Lunchtime Live to discuss.

Mary in Dublin, who's hudband is an accidental landlord also joined the conversation...

13 mins

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