'Imagine saying the most you can hope for is to live in a hostel'

The chief executive of homelessness charity Depaul heads up an organisation with a combined income of €14m and over 400 staff. And the charity is set to grow even bigger because of the need and demand for its services

Kerry Anthony Pic: Fergal Phillips

CV: Kerry Anthony

Role: chief executive, Depaul Ireland

Age:43

Lives: Belfast

Family: has a partner, no children

Favourite book: A Million Little Pieces by James Frey

Favourite film: Shadowlands

Hobbies: Weight lifting, walking dogs

Apasserby could easily wander past the colourful graffiti that spells ‘Brú’ in big black letters on a wall on Thomas St in Dublin’s city centre without ever realising the world that exists within the building. Its red door leads ...