Update 1.24pm: The violent death of Frankie Dunne, whose dismembered body was found behind a derelict house in Cork just over a week ago, is incomprehensible, wrong, pointless and without justification, mourners at his funeral Mass were told today.

A homeless charity has criticised Dublin City Council after its worker removed jackets from the Ha'Penny bridge in Dublin.

The tragic case of Timmy Hourihane, the homeless man who was beaten to death in Cork at the weekend, demonstrates the complexity of the homelessness crisis, the Taoiseach said.

The devastated family of Timmy Hourihane, the homeless man who was beaten to death near Cork city at the weekend, has appealed to the public for help finding his killer.

The family of a homeless man killed in Cork city have issued a statement via the gardaí they "are naturally devastated".

Tragic Timmy Hourihane had a long history of engagement with homeless agencies in recent years and was granted tenancy in a supported social housing unit three years ago.

Homeless people feel the streets of Cork are not safe, according to frontline workers speaking in the aftermath of the fatal assault on Timothy Hourihane.

The death of a homeless man in Cork in the early hours of this morning is a warning to the Government that they need to do more to tackle the crisis, according to the city’s most prominent frontline homelessness worker.

A 54 year old homeless man found slumped on steps in Dublin city centre died due to hypothermia.

The deaths of three people on the streets of Cork in just six weeks highlights the need for an additional accommodation centre for the homeless in the city according to Fianna Fáil.

The tragic death of another homeless person on Cork's streets is a reminder to the Government that it needs to do more to tackle homelessness, Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said.

The body of the 33-year-old man, who is understood to have been from Poland, was discovered at Ravenswell in Bray at around 11.55am yesterday, gardaí confirmed.

Drugs and alcohol played a part in almost 40% of homeless deaths in Dublin, a new study commissioned by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive shows.

The head of Cork City’s Penny Dinners charity, Caitriona Twomey, has called on the Government to spend more money on frontline services in a week which saw the death of four men who used the service.

Latest: The brother of a man found dead in a Dublin emergency department wants to know why he was left there so long.

Latest: The Dublin Region Homeless Executive says the man found dead on a street in Dublin today had not been in contact with homeless services since 2011.

One year on from the Apollo House sit-in, it has emerged one of the former residents died on the streets of Dublin.

Latest: Two men who were sleeping rough are reported to have died last night.

A homeless man, named locally as Joe Moorhouse, 41, has been found dead in a tent in Bray, Co Wicklow.

Latest: Nearly 3,000 children are homeless in Ireland.

The Minster for Foreign Affairs has said the Government is deeply saddened by the deaths of three homeless people this week.

A homeless man lay dead in Dublin’s St Stephen’s Green for a number of hours before he was discovered, writes Louise Roseingrave.

The number of people sleeping rough in Dublin has reached record levels.

WHEN is it acceptable to use the dead to make a political point, asks Michael Clifford

Organisers of a rally on homelessness in Dublin today say not enough has been done since the death of Jonathan Corrie.

More than 25,000 people now face homelessness, according to the Irish Mortgage Holders Organisation (IMHO).

Four homeless people have died in Dublin over the past six weeks.

“I’ve worked in homeless services for nearly 22 years now at this stage and I’ve never seen it as bad. Rough sleeping has increased, family homelessness has increased, the number of children homeless has increased, the lack of good quality accommodation, the lack of any type of accommodation… it’s hitting people very hard.”

TD Ruth Coppinger is claiming that government inaction could lead to the deaths of more homeless people as the crisis deepens.

The Irish Hotels Federation has issued a warning over any longer term use of hotel rooms to house people who are homeless, claiming it can only ever be a temporary measure.

This month, Jonathan Corrie was found dead in an office block doorway on Molesworth Street.

Rent allowance must be increased if the Government is serious about ending homelessness, opposition TDs insisted as the Dáil remembered the death of rough sleeper Jonathan Corrie.

Now that there is an outpouring of concern about addressing homelessness, let us insist on the diverse needs of those who are without a place to call home being met.

Simon Communities have presented Government with a 10-point plan in an attempt to help solve the current homelessness crisis.

Two homeless men have died in Cork City centre of suspected drugs overdoses in the past week amid growing calls for measures to ease Dublin’s rough-sleeper crisis to be rolled-out to the rest of the country.

Emergency measures to ease the homeless crisis in Dublin will be replicated in other cities — but not immediately.

Enda Kenny has said his experience of meeting and listening to rough sleepers on Dublin’s streets was a "revelation", but that tea and sympathy will not solve the homeless crisis.

Bad loans bank Nama has offered a 100-bed hotel and four commercial properties ranging from 3,000sq ft to 20,000sq ft in a bid to help solve Dublin’s homelessness crisis.

HEATED talk about belated action inside the Dáil sparked by concern for a cold corpse found outside it.

A man claiming to be homeless for eight years interrupted Environment Minister Alan Kelly as he promised to tackle the crisis last night, telling him those in power only cared now because "someone froze to death outside the Dáil".

Some young people leaving care are at such a high risk of homelessness that they are returning to the family settings which led to them being placed in care in the first place.