Family forced to squat in house....

direstraits · 24-06-2019 9:06am #1

So, another day another article in the independent about a "desperate homeless family" reduced to illegally occupying a house, this time in county Meath.

"Pregnant Melissa Wilde (21), her partner Patrick Bernard Hand (26), and their children 20-month-old Cyra and three-month-old Levi are squatting in the vacant council property in the Windtown estate in Navan, Co Meath.

The couple have been there for several days, saying they were unable to find anywhere to live. But they have been ordered to attend the circuit court within 21 days if they don't surrender the property. Meath County Council is seeking to repossess the house."

21 years old, two children and another on the way, wants to live close to mammy. Sure god love her.

I'm sure daddy must be out working very very hard in order for them to save for their own mortgage....

Another sob story to get bumped up the housing list, why do these "journalists" not ask them about employment, education, savings, both look young, fit and able to work?!

I'm sure they will be housed on the QT in a nice big 4 bed house beside their mammies.

Link to story;

https://m.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/weve-nowhere-else-to-go-desperate-family-squatting-in-empty-council-house-faces-court-38246224.html

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pablo128 · 24-06-2019 9:09am

Looks like more travellers trying to game the system. And why wouldn't they. Sure it worked for Ms Cash.

ArtyC · 24-06-2019 9:17am

Meanwhile we're living in extremely run down house we bought 30km from where we wanted. Doing a job a week from our wages... difficult but will be worth it .

Spent five years saving and persuading bank to give us a mortgage.

No kids, no pets, no holidays etc etc

Sometimes I'm sorry we bought in Ireland when I read this ****

InTheShadows · 24-06-2019 9:19am

Fair play to them.

24-06-2019 9:20am

Where were they living until now?

retalivity · 24-06-2019 9:21am

Cyra and levi.

They should be struck of the list for that travesty alone.

gozunda · 24-06-2019 9:23am

direstraits wrote:

The couple have been there for several days, saying they were unable to find anywhere to live. But they have been ordered to attend the circuit court within 21 days if they don't surrender the property. Meath County Council is seeking to repossess the house."

Is this the same councils who are advising tenants to overstay in privately rented houses and forcing owners to jump through hoops to regain possession of their own properties?

magic_murph · 24-06-2019 9:24am

direstraits wrote: »

So, another day another article in the independent about a "desperate homeless family" reduced to illegally occupying a house, this time in county Meath.

"Pregnant Melissa Wilde (21), her partner Patrick Bernard Hand (26), and their children 20-month-old Cyra and three-month-old Levi are squatting in the vacant council property in the Windtown estate in Navan, Co Meath.

Hmmm

Wildsurfer · 24-06-2019 9:25am

I'm going to follow this story closely so find out what they name the next child...

marieholmfan · 24-06-2019 9:26am

Imagine prioritising a house a long way from where you want to live over having children.

Sure it's grand old mammy Erin will pay for the IVF.

ArtyC wrote: »

Meanwhile we're living in extremely run down house we bought 30km from where we wanted. Doing a job a week from our wages... difficult but will be worth it .

Spent five years saving and persuading bank to give us a mortgage.

No kids, no pets, no holidays etc etc

Sometimes I'm sorry we bought in Ireland when I read this ****

direstraits · 24-06-2019 9:26am

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Where were they living until now?

doesn't say, article in the Meath Chronicle also forgot to ask that question...

https://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2019/06/13/4175532-homeless-couple-move-into-vacant-council-house/

Infernal Racket · 24-06-2019 9:27am

Not a single days work done in their lives and not a single gram of **** given by either of them. Sure someone else will pay. Boils my piss

InTheShadows · 24-06-2019 9:28am

I admire people like this. They see our political and establishment classes gaming the system and they do likewise. Monkey see, monkey do.

marieholmfan · 24-06-2019 9:30am

InTheShadows wrote: »

I admire people like this. They see our political and establishment classes gaming the system and they do likewise. Monkey see, monkey do.

yeah they are 100% right

listermint · 24-06-2019 9:31am

ArtyC wrote: »

Meanwhile we're living in extremely run down house we bought 30km from where we wanted. Doing a job a week from our wages... difficult but will be worth it .

Spent five years saving and persuading bank to give us a mortgage.

No kids, no pets, no holidays etc etc

Sometimes I'm sorry we bought in Ireland when I read this ****

On the flip side would you have it any other way?

I wouldn't live like these pair. That's no defence of them whatsoever I might add. But I wouldn't which is why I worked for my own property in an area we chose in a house we have put our own stamp on and continue to do so.

amcalester · 24-06-2019 9:31am

Hopefully the judge orders their prompt removal and the person next on the list, who presumably played by the rules, gets the house without too much further delay.

suicide_circus · 24-06-2019 9:33am

children = income and leverage

oLoonatic · 24-06-2019 9:35am

While i agree with the sentiment of this thread, Isnt there a dedicated one somewhere. No need to keep posting these or else its just as bad as the journalists you give out about.

direstraits · 24-06-2019 9:35am

amcalester wrote: »

Hopefully the judge orders their prompt removal and the person next on the list, who presumably played by the rules, gets the house without too much further delay.

One can hope, reality says different. They will eventually be housed in the area THEY want for fear of discrimination by the council.

I wonder how they have so much time to be riding, as I mentioned long trips back and forth to the council etc.. but can't seem to fit in a trip to the jobs club..

Boggles the mind, their kids will do the exact same when they get pregnant

Roger Hassenforder · 24-06-2019 9:53am

retalivity wrote: »

Cyra and levi.

They should be struck of the list for that travesty alone.

Thought i was in the shît kids' names thread

suicide_circus · 24-06-2019 10:03am

forced to squat? is the ceiling really low or something?

Deebles McBeebles · 24-06-2019 10:04am

suicide_circus wrote: »

children = income and leverage

Speaking of, I wonder how Margaret Cash is getting on in her new home? Haven't kept up with her since her AH thread was killed.

Fr_Dougal · 24-06-2019 10:23am

Tusla need to step in where they see that ‘parents’ aren’t capable of caring for children. It would stop people like this, and the likes of Cash, from gaming the system.

InTheShadows · 24-06-2019 10:53am

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Tusla need to step in where they see that ‘parents’ aren’t capable of caring for children. It would stop people like this, and the likes of Cash, from gaming the system.

Bailey also. Can't have fraudsters having kids either, right?

TuringBot47 · 24-06-2019 11:10am

Much in the same way you need a minimum deposit to buy a house, there should be a minimum deposit/savings before having a child.

Berserker · 24-06-2019 11:13am

TuringBot47 wrote: »

Much in the same way you need a minimum deposit to buy a house, there should be a minimum deposit/savings before having a child.

Are you talking about forced abortions? If not, what happens when baby arrives and they don't have the deposit/savings?

topper75 · 24-06-2019 11:14am

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Tusla need to step in where they see that ‘parents’ aren’t capable of caring for children. It would stop people like this, and the likes of Cash, from gaming the system.

In an ideal world. But I don't think the state has the resources to manage such a massive scale care programme.

Sweet.Science · 24-06-2019 11:15am

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Speaking of, I wonder how Margaret Cash is getting on in her new home? Haven't kept up with her since her AH thread was killed.

Bought a marble fireplace - refusing to pay any rent.

Roger Hassenforder · 24-06-2019 11:21am

On the housing list 3 years.
2 kids under 20 months.

Fcuk off

24-06-2019 11:28am

listermint wrote: »

On the flip side would you have it any other way?

I wouldn't live like these pair. That's no defence of them whatsoever I might add. But I wouldn't which is why I worked for my own property in an area we chose in a house we have put our own stamp on and continue to do so.

yeah

id have the opportunity to buy in a decent area close to dublin not surrounded by people that have never worked and are in fact responsible for more than their fair share of making the areas i could aspire to buy in a total misery.

thats one way id like to have it

working class neighbourhoods for an actual working class. if you arent paying, theres a flat at the end of the red line somewhere being built for ya, be ready sometime in 2025

TuringBot47 · 24-06-2019 11:28am

Berserker wrote: »

Are you talking about forced abortions? If not, what happens when baby arrives and they don't have the deposit/savings?

We have to look to the Chinese for what they did during their one child policy.
Great bunch of lads.

maxsmum · 24-06-2019 11:30am

Why aren't benefits cut off after 2 kids?
People will say the subsequent kids will suffer but it seems like an obvious deterrant

Odelay · 24-06-2019 11:40am

Last baby is 12 weeks old and she is up the duff already. Says it all.

Why don’t they ask why she keeps having unprotected sex when she has nowhere to live??

Odyssey 2005 · 24-06-2019 11:46am

Start a crowd funding page to buy condoms .

24-06-2019 12:02pm

Odelay wrote: »

Last baby is 12 weeks old and she is up the duff already. Says it all.

Why don’t they ask why she keeps having unprotected sex when she has nowhere to live??

In fairness, they must be working hard if they can afford to have all these children. At almost €2500 per month for childcare (yes, I mean childcare, not the mortgage) I can't afford to have any more. They have my admiration.

24-06-2019 12:07pm

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Tusla need to step in where they see that ‘parents’ aren’t capable of caring for children. It would stop people like this, and the likes of Cash, from gaming the system.

Something like this does need to be done. Unfortunately, our state doesn't have an impressive record when it comes to taking children into state care.... And while the vast majority of foster carers are extraordinary, loving people, there have been some awful examples of neglect there, too.

branie2 · 24-06-2019 12:09pm

Awful

FutureGuy · 24-06-2019 12:21pm

The floodgates are open.

whisky_galore · 24-06-2019 12:30pm

Berserker wrote: »

Are you talking about forced abortions? If not, what happens when baby arrives and they don't have the deposit/savings?

Sell it on the open market. Worked for the religious orders didn't it?

Deebles McBeebles · 24-06-2019 12:32pm

I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more
No, I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more

NoteAgent · 24-06-2019 12:52pm

And these are the exact same type of people that will blame immigrants for draining the states resources.

gerrybbadd · 24-06-2019 12:54pm

"Forced":rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Feisar · 24-06-2019 12:55pm

The gall of him. Christ if I couldn't provide for my family I'd be hiding in shame, not sitting front and center with a sheet of paper telling me to get out.

Mrsmum · 24-06-2019 1:03pm

Are neither of them working ?

If not, give them a house in Longford (think that where the cheapest houses are) or somewhere where they will fill schools that are under threat of closure. Having your mammy down the road is not an entitlement.

whisky_galore · 24-06-2019 1:05pm

Mrsmum wrote: »

Are neither of them working ?

If not, give them a house in Longford (think that where the cheapest houses are) or somewhere where they will fill schools that are under threat of closure. Having your mammy down the road is not an entitlement.

Why won't mammy take them in?

whiskeyman · 24-06-2019 1:11pm

They named the kid Levi?

It must be in their genes...

Mrsmum · 24-06-2019 1:12pm

whisky_galore wrote: »

Why won't mammy take them in?

More than likely, mammy knows the system and they learned it at her knee.

downtheroad · 24-06-2019 1:37pm

On the housing list 3 years, with 2 children aged 20 months and 3 months and she's now 4 weeks pregnant.

And she said "We need somewhere for us all to live as a family," Ms Wilde said. "I'm four-weeks pregnant. Some people are saying I'm trying to jump the queue but that's not true."

Disgraceful behaviour and the usual lack of personal responsibility. If they get given a house it is sending a message that people should just start having as many kids as young as they possibly can.

Deebles McBeebles · 24-06-2019 1:41pm

Makes me wish I was 20 years younger and had a womb. I'd pop 'em out willy-nilly for whatever waster would have me. Like ping pong balls out of a Thai performers hooch.

Immortal Starlight · 24-06-2019 1:44pm

Never fail to be amazed at the brass necks of these. I’m entitled to. I want. I’m entitled to. I want. It’s never ending.

Icsics · 24-06-2019 1:59pm

So their career choice is to have lots of kids who the rest of us will pay for. Absolutely disgraceful. Get jobs & get a house where you can afford, but this doesn't seem to enter into it.

Family forced to squat in house....

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