The emergency summit to be held today on the homelessness crisis is likely to focus on short-term measures that can be implemented quickly, the Department of the Environment has said.

THE LACK of a high-profile campaign to highlight a cold weather initiative for people sleeping rough is deeply concerning, the head of a leading independent charity has warned.

NEW legislation to protect whistleblowers is urgently needed to protect vulnerable people in society, human rights campaigner Alice Leahy has said.

A 21-BED emergency shelter for homeless people which opened on a pilot basis in Dublin over the weekend is running at full capacity and already having to turn people away.