The number of people accessing emergency accommodation has been increasing steadily for years and the monthly figures published by the Department of Housing have become an example of the scale of the housing crisis.

Margaret Brown, from Sandycove in south Co Dublin, has been organising the festive feast since 1986.

The number of people using emergency accommodation rose to 16,755 in October, 5,274 of whom were children.

McAleese told of her personal experience of being homeless when her family was 'shot out' of their home in Belfast.

The trio, who have yet to indicate pleas, were remanded in custody to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Friday.

The Department of Housing’s figures for August were published on Friday.

Marie Farrell, originally from Kildare, said she ‘felt like a statistic’ while she was homeless for eight months.

Opposition parties came out on Friday afternoon to criticise the government’s record on homelessness.

The latest data shows that 10,805 adults and 4,775 children were accessing emergency accommodation during the last full week of April.

Homeless charity Depaul said just around one in 20 of its service users have access to a psychiatric nurse

A total of 14,864 were recorded as homeless last month, a drop of some 335 compared with the previous month.

A tent and blankets used by a woman by a wall situated off Island Road, Limerick, served as a grim reminder of the homeless crisis.

The Irish Homeless Policy Group said 10 key actions are required in any programme for government.

The Dublin Simon Community said more than 15,000 people in emergency accommodation was ‘a number previously thought inconceivable’

A mother-of-four has described how her family stayed in emergency accommodation for 11 months before moving into a house.

The figures have been described as shocking and heart breaking by charities.

Frost and lows of -3 degrees are expected across the country on Monday night.

Lynda O’Callaghan said her sister Vanessa (36) had spent years on the streets of Cork.

The storm will bring strong and gusty winds on Friday across Ireland

The number of people in emergency homeless accommodation across Ireland has reached a new record high of 14,966.

Manipulated picture shared by political campaigns originally showed a poster advertising chocolate rather than Simon Harris.

Focus Ireland is encouraging people who are affected by the housing crisis to register to vote as soon as possible before the election.

The Simon Week event in Dublin focused on the role of permanent housing as a cornerstone for recovery

Since the Government’s signing of the Lisbon Declaration in June 2021, the number of people experiencing homelessness in Ireland has increased by 80%

A joint report from the Simon Communities of Ireland and Simon Community NI revealed that hidden homelessness impacts 30,000 households across the island of Ireland. 

According to the annual Focus Ireland report, some 18,000 people engaged with the charity over the last 12 months.

More than 4,400 children were also accessing such services, according to the latest figures.

The calls were made at an event to officially open Houben House, Ireland’s largest family homelessness hub which can accommodate up to 350 people.

They were pulled down at a recent protest but have since been reinstalled.

The number of homeless people in Ireland exceeds the capacity of Hill 16 in Croke Park

A total of 55,367 adults became homeless and entered emergency accommodation over the 10-year period

Fifty-nine per cent of those who described themselves as homeless in Census 2022 were working

There was a record number of 13,841 people accessing emergency homeless accommodation by the end of February, according to the latest figures.

Eoin Ó Broin said the rising homeless figures are ‘a direct consequence of the Government’s failed housing policies’.

James Flanagan, a 20-year-old Dubliner who has been homeless in the past, said ‘with the power to vote, we can fix’ the housing crisis.

Flowers and candles were left at the spot where she slept and where her body was discovered.

Charities criticised the ‘shockingly normal’ increase in the monthly homeless figures.

Darragh O’Brien said that, despite ‘good momentum’, he is ‘acutely aware’ of the number of homeless people in Ireland.

There were 13,318 people, including 3,962 children, accessing such services in December.

On average, 10 homeless people died per month in 2020

The annual gathering at the RDS saw 500 homeless people sit down for a Christmas meal

Housing charities warned that 4,000 children could spend Christmas in emergency accommodation.

The Sinn Féin TD said the current method of recording leaves out rough sleepers among others.