A book which gives an insight into how some people who are homeless have coped during the pandemic is being launched today. The book 'Scrappy but Happy' showcases art and poetry which clients from the Dublin Simon Community created throughout 2020.
Ed Brennan is one of the poets featured in the book. He has been homeless for the last four years. He found the last year challenging.
When restrictions first came into effect in March, he was sitting in the room of his hostel looking out the window: "Slowly the world was sort of shutting down," he says, "the supports I used to go to were being closed." Mr Brennan says he realised he was going to have to survive the pandemic basically in his room, as there was nowhere else to go.