Officials began arriving shortly before 4pm for the specially convened meeting, organised by Minister Eoghan Murphy, ahead of Storm Lorenzo hitting Irish shores. "Hurricane Lorenzo is due to hit the city and those who are forced to sleep rough will be worst affected. Update: Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy will convene a meeting of the National Emergency Co-ordination Group this afternoon as Hurricane Lorenzo approaches. The forecaster has been working with the US National Hurricane Center and others to try and predict the storm's route. Met Éireann says it expects to have more precise details about the route of Hurricane Lorenzo by tomorrow.

Source: Irish Examiner October 01, 2019 11:04 UTC