Up to 80 homeless people have already been tested for Covid-19 but those behind the initiative have warned that quicker results would allow them to stay ahead of the curve regarding those in emergency accommodation.

The country has a temporary government, political parties are still unable to create a working coalition, and a public health emergency is changing the way we live and threatening to turn the Finance Department’s public spending calculations inside out.

A Dublin homeless charity is calling on the government to implement an emergency plan for the homeless following the confirmation of Covid-19 as a worldwide pandemic.

Homeless support organisations are making contingency plans for the spread of Covid-19 among those in emergency accommodation and accessing night services.

A young homeless woman has died in emergency accommodation in Dublin.

A small group of chronically homeless people accounted for half of all bed nights in emergency accommodation over a four year period, according to new research.

There has been another slight rise in the number of people staying in emergency accommodation.

Mortality rates are three to 10 times higher among homeless men and six to 10 times higher among homeless women compared to the general population.

Seven mobile homes occupied by between 22 and 25 people have to be immediately vacated and removed from a commercial yard in Dublin because of fire safety fears, the High Court has ordered.

Update: The Dublin Region Homeless Executive says it has sourced a large number of additional emergency accommodation to cater for families during the Pope visit.

The country’s first night café for homeless people received more than 22,000 referrals last year and dealt with almost 2,000 clients.

Almost €250,000 has been paid out so far this year to keep eight homeless families in hotel accommodation in Cork.

Government has zero legitimacy in criticising the commentary around housing, until real improvement can be shown, writes Alison O’Connor

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

Latest: The Housing Minister has said any one family in emergency accommodation is a family too many.

Latest: A second homeless person has been found dead within the last 24 hours.

A former Dublin hotel, which is undergoing building work and was being used as emergency accommodation by Dublin City Council for homeless people, has been issued with a closure order, according to a homeless charity.

More than 5,000 people were homeless across the country last month and more than 200 were found sleeping rough in Dublin on one night this month.

The High Court yesterday dismissed an application by the occupiers of Apollo House in Dublin City Centre to remain for an extra week.

Depaul have announced that they will open a new emergency night service in Dublin.

The Government’s housing plan is set out in five specific pillars.

A record number of families, including 269 children, became homeless in Dublin last month.

The number of homeless children in Dublin has almost doubled in a year.

Gardaí believe a man whose body was found at a recycling centre in Co Tipperary yesterday morning may have climbed into a bin to escape the bad weather.

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The Government is failing to grasp and address the gravity and scale of the homeless and housing crisis. The construction of 22 modular homes is insufficient to address the increasing number of children and families that are becoming homeless each month.

Over 500 families are in emergency homeless accommodation in Dublin, according to a new report.

The Dublin Homeless Executive says it is dealing with an “unprecedented demand” for services, with Focus Ireland saying homelessness is at crisis point.

The country’s only homeless cafe, operated by Merchant’s Quay Ireland, has become a vital service for hundreds of clients after just three months in operation, with up to 50 people a night sleeping there. Noel Baker spent a night on its floors

Parents are being forced to make “heart-breaking” decisions to leave their children in care because they are unable to secure appropriate accommodation, a leading children’s charity has said.

The number of homeless people living in emergency accommodation across Ireland has risen by almost 10% since November.

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.

New figures are bringing further evidence of Dublin's homelessness problem.

A summit to address the homeless crisis will take place tomorrow after an outpouring of grief over the death of Jonathan Corrie just metres from Leinster House.