184 people slept rough on the streets of Dublin on November 7, the highest number since records began. The Dublin Region Homeless Executive says 80 of the rough sleepers were Irish, 53 were foreign while the reminder couldn't be identified. "But if you get wet...everything you have - and it's probably all you - gets soaking wet, gets damp and you end up getting pneumonia." Earlier, the Government unveiled details of plans to provide 200 emergency beds for homeless individuals and rough sleepers as part of its Cold Weather Initiative. New figures, also released on Wednesday, show 8,492 people were homeless in the month of October – an increase of 118 on Septembers figures.

Source: Irish Examiner November 22, 2017 17:03 UTC