RTE's Monday Night Live left viewers "in tears" as panellists and guests discussed the current housing crisis impacting thousands in Ireland.
Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien, Sinn Fein's Eoin O Broin, Fr Peter McVerry and journalist Gabija Gataveckaite joined the show to discuss possible solutions to the ongoing torment potential buyers and renters are facing.
Speaking on the show, father of two Graham King told how he and his family are currently staying in a tent as they have nowhere else to go.
It comes after he told his harrowing to the Irish Mirror last week.
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The family have now been staying in the tent for 52 days.
Graham said: "I have a wife, two autistic kids, and they stay in the tent. I stay in the car. Other than that, I mean we are living day to day."
The dad went on to say he and his wife have now had to explore the option of his wife quitting her job just so that they can fall beneath the threshold to receive some support from the government.
Responding to the crisis, Fr Peter McVerry added: "I just see no sense of urgency or no sense of crisis in addressing this. We're way behind the targets for social housing affordable housing cost rental."
People were left heartbroken by Graham's story as they flooded to Twitter to call for change.
One person wrote: "Watching #mondaynightlive and hearing Graham's story of living in a tent by a lake with his young family is both heartbreaking and utterly shameful. How has our country let this happen? How has the housing crisis got so desperate? Wishing him and his family the very best".
Another said: " #mondaynightlive very frustrating and Graham said it all. #housingcrisis. His choices, wife must give up job or they continue living in tent until".
"Darragh I'm here in tears for that man not that it helps him", said a third.
"Minister, make sure that Graham, his wife and two children don't spend another night in a tent. It's inhuman and shameful. #Mondaynightlive ", commented a fourth.
While a fifth said: " #mondaynightlive how in the name of God is it OK for a family with young kids to live in a tent not eligible for hap, council housing at the mercy of landlords,how do you know how they feel daragh o'brien you haven't a clue".
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