READ MOREAsked how the cold was affecting them, a man in his 50s said: “I don’t how we’re coping. In this cold weather they are making a choice between safety and warmth, and choosing safety,” she said. The charity is experiencing “one of the busiest” periods in its five years engaging people sleeping rough. “We’re getting about 70 to 80 alerts a day from members of the public through the rough sleeper app.”The number of people found sleeping rough in November was 118, up from 83 in the previous count in March. Anyone concerned about a person sleeping rough can alert Dublin Simon outreach through the DRHE app Dublin Rough Sleeper Alerts, or at https://www.homelessdublin.ie/homeless/i-am-rough-sleeping/report-rough-sleeper.

Source: The Irish Times January 19, 2024 17:31 UTC