The demand for housing in Dublin is causing spiralling rents and a record number of homeless.

A young couple, Martin and Rose Sherlock are struggling to find somewhere to live in Dublin. Having recently been evicted from a house in which they were squatting for two years, the future is bleak for the Sherlocks.

Having just given birth, Rose Sherlock is unsure if she has a place to live when she leaves hospital.

I am only a squatter.

A report for 'Seven Days' broadcast on 25 November 1969. The reporter is John O'Donoghue.