Rick O'Shea has raised over €22k for the homeless with just one tweet.

A number of charities have hit out at the Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy after it was revealed today that the Department of Housing has removed 1,606 people from its official homeless figures this year.

Part of a Cork city centre quayside has been branded ‘TentsVille’ after up to a dozen homeless people pitched their tents in the area.

A former lord mayor of Cork has called for a marquee-style structure on one of the city’s quays, which has been home to a man for several months, to be torn down.

Cork mother-of-nine Keely Jones is currently living on a beach in Youghal with her family after being unable to find accommodation.

The Government has been warned it will be “held to account” for the ongoing homeless crisis after new figures showed a sharp rise in the number of homeless children and elderly people.

In the summer they swim in the lake in the centre of Geneva. Even at this time of year, the water is crystal clear, reflecting the brick and stone of towering centuries-old buildings along its shores, writes Michael Clifford.

A charity moved almost 600 homeless persons to more permanent accommodation last year using guaranteed beds to encourage them to stay in touch with their project worker.

Brother Kevin Crowley of Dublin’s Capuchin Day Centre summed up the plight of some children this Christmas by recalling the words of one boy last year: “Brother Kevin, will Santy know where I am this year? Will he be able to find out where I am staying?”

Over 400 current and former inter-county GAA players are taking part in a nationwide sleep-out tonight to raise money for homelessness charities.

People in Dublin are being asked to donate enough gifts for the homeless to fill a Luas tram today.

A voluntary group for the homeless says it is afraid more rough sleepers will die on the streets of Dublin this winter.

There will be more deaths of homeless people on the streets this winter, a noted academic has warned.

A leading campaigner on homelessness has said the plight of children growing up without homes is an evil that the public should be on the streets marching to oppose.

The Society of St Vincent de Paul is calling for urgent action to deal with the homeless crisis.

Students endured a night class with a difference last night to help the homeless.

The Simon Communities of Ireland says census night will not be a “definitive” count of homelessness.

Homeless support agencies have expressed alarm at figures which show the number of people now living in emergency accommodation at an all-time high at 5,715 people.

Environment Minister Alan Kelly has accused local authorities of Nimbyism around the issue of homelessness.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has been told to show some leadership and tackle the spiraling crisis of family homelessness.