A homeless man in his late 20s has been found dead in Cork city. His body was discovered on Lower Oliver Plunkett Street at about 1.30pm on Thursday following a report to gardaí. The man’s body was removed to Cork University Hospital, where a postmortem will take place in the coming days. The third man who died, in June, was also found on Lower Oliver Plunkett Street, near the rear of a Cork Simon shelter. “Intense wraparound support services are badly required to support people that are homeless with their mental health, any addiction issues and other health supports.

Source: The Irish Times July 18, 2019 21:22 UTC