New figures released this evening show the number of people sleeping rough in Dublin has increased to 156. It shows a surge of 42% on the spring count, although the numbers are down 15% on last year's record figures. “Rough sleepers are the visible face of homelessness and they are the people we see day-in, day-out at Merchants Quay Ireland. Alan, a client of Merchants Quay, said: “Christmas time can be the hardest time to be homeless. They continued: “Today’s figures emphasise the urgent need to provide housing so we can prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place.

Source: Evening echo December 03, 2018 20:26 UTC