Homeless in Galway: 'I lived in my car for four months - I don't have faith in politicians to sort this out'

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Noel Nestor is in emergency accommodation after four months living in his car - he says that he doesn't have faith in the current Irish government

Noel Nestor. Image: TG4 Noel Nestor. Image: TG4 A MAN WHO spent four months of his life living in his car and the last 18 months in emergency accommodation has described how he has a lack of faith in politicians to fix the current housing crisis.Suffering with what he described as “extreme social anxiety”, Noel found himself without a place to call home following the break up of a relationship.

“Before this happened, I was in a relationship. I was finishing college, getting distinctions in every class. I thought life was good but suddenly the relationship finished and I wasn’t able to complete the last module in college. He described the freezing cold he endured in his Ford Fiesta while all the while trying to avoid people. Even heading into a petrol station for a cup of coffee was out of the question at times, he said.

“My first counselling sessions was in Galway in a shed that was made for bikes. The counsellor came out of her way to meet me there and that’s where we had our first interaction.” “I remember the first day. I just stood at the end of the bed. I hadn’t slept in a bed for months so I just stood there looking at it. I was absolutely elated by it.”Nestor is now using his love of dogs as motivation for his career. He works in Doggy Day Care Galway and is learning how to professionally groom dogs.

 

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