Housing First for Health | Cork News

Cork News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 20, 2026 · 1m

Housing isn’t just a shelter—it’s a lifeline for health. Dr. Cliona Ni Cheallaigh warns that without stable homes, people on low incomes suffer devastating dental and physical health consequences. She argues that housing must come before healing, not after—and that the government must urgently build more homes, using a stark “musical chairs” analogy to show how scarcity fuels exclusion. Without a fixed address, healthcare slips through the cracks—appointment letters vanish, follow-ups fail, and treatment plans unravel. And behind the anger? Fear and trauma. Dr. Ni Cheallaigh urges clinicians…