The number of people sleeping rough in Dublin is the highest since official counting began in 2007, and has almost trebled in five years. Latest figures from the Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) show some 168 people were found sleeping on the city’s streets on the night of November 11th when the official 2014 ‘winter rough sleeper count’ was conducted. This is a 20 per cent increase on the 139 people found sleeping on the streets in the 2013 winter count, and 180 per cent increase...
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