Campaigners in Sligo are defending their decision to occupy a Council-owned property in an effort to highlight the housing crisis.
A number of campaigners are in a premises on Market Street today.
They state that buildings like this are lying empty in towns around the country yet people are waiting weeks and months on housing waiting lists.
One of the protestors Peadar Hopkins defended their decision which involved trespassing and getting into a Council-owned property:
