{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/6985ccfbe4c954d6d9f95760?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Meath Homeless Man Left With Nothing After Torrential Rain Destroys Everything He Had - 06/02/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1770376409974-652119e1-c695-4604-bcc6-24ab6314a53b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>We were joined on The Agenda this morning by Independent Councillor in Navan, Alan Lawes, who took to social media last night to highlight the horrendous challenges that homeless people are facing during weather warnings like the current one we are under.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Councillor Lawes posted a picture of a homeless man from Meath named Patrick, whose tent, sleeping bag and clothes were all destroyed in the torrential rain and is calling on Meath County Council to make homeless people the priority during weather warnings.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>We were also joined by Patrick himself, the Navan man who councillor Lawes posted about, and Patrick told us his story and about how the weather has affected him and destroyed all of his possessions.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}