The number of people homeless has exceeded 10,000 for the first time as a new report shows a year-on-year rise in rents.

The homeless crisis is deepening in urban areas outside of Dublin, with one service provider in Cork City claiming it is “stretched to the limit”.

The brother of a homeless man who died while sleeping on the streets of Cork said there is a grieving family behind each of these tragedies.

Cork Simon has provided extra emergency beds, has lifted all shelter exclusions, and will open its day centre 24 hours a day from today to ensure nobody has to sleep rough as temperatures plummet over the coming days.

The 30-year-old woman who died in a tent while sleeping rough in Cork was a “very decent girl” who had fallen on hard times, according to the head of a local homeless charity.

Homelessness charities say there are too many State-funded organisations dealing with those without housing, and some should be axed.

Ireland’s homelessness issue could be solved by Christmas if the political will existed to do it, Fr. Peter McVerry has suggested.

A 69th minute Conor McKinley point was crucial as Antrim dug deep to claim their 55th Ulster Senior Hurling title in Owenbeg this afternoon.

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

The number of people sleeping rough on the streets of Cork is on the rise, with a 54% increase in the first nine months of this year.

Cork Simon said there is a worrying upward trend in the number of people sleeping rough on the streets of Cork.

Rower Inistioge 1-16 Kilnadeema/Leitrim 1-9 (AET)

There's a couple of surprises in the queue for soup outside the Cork Simon Community day centre.

Down 0-25 Derry 1-16, Athletic Grounds

Down 1-16 Derry 0-19

Down 3-20 Armagh 1-11

Down 3-20 Armagh 1-11, Newry

Down 0-23 Meath 1-10

Down and Mayo claimed wins over Roscommon and Armagh respectively in Division 2B of the Allianz Hurling League today.

Wicklow will contest the Christy Ring Cup final at Croke Park on Saturday, June 9 after beating Leinster rivals Meath. But their opponents in the decider have yet to be confirmed as Down and London drew their semi-final after extra-time.

Late points from Conor Mageean, Michael Turley and Aaron O’Prey were required by Down to drag them over the line in this Christy Ring Cup opener at Elverys MacHale Park, Castlebar on Saturday.

Homeless people with a mental illness are five times more at risk of killing other people or themselves than people in the general community with such an illness.

We plan and buy and strive to make our loved-ones happy for the festive season, but celebrate too the volunteers who share their time with the less fortunate, says Denise Hall

THE All Blacks need to dump the throat-slitting gesture at the end of the Kapa O Pango haka as it reminds people the “Maoris (sic) once engaged in unspeakable conduct”, according to an Australian commentator.

HOMELESS charities say they have been instructed by the Government to provide shelter only to local homeless people and not those from other counties.

THE same house was burgled four times in one year with a total of approximately €3,000 being snatched, and yesterday a man pleaded guilty to carrying out the four thefts.

Australian Paul Sheehan snapped out of a slump to take the first-round lead in the Dunlop Phoenix tournament in Miyazaki, Japan.

Local favourite Jeev Milkha Singh and world number five Adam Scott dropped strokes late in their rounds to leave a pair of unheralded players at the top of the leaderboard after the opening round of the Johnnie Walker Classic today.

The European Tour’s newest champion Richard Finch has vowed to learn some important lessons from his New Zealand Open victory yesterday.

Englishman Richard Finch claimed his first European Tour title today with victory at the New Zealand Open.

England’s Richard Finch and Australian Steven Bowditch both shot course record 65s in the second round of the New Zealand Open.

England’s Matthew Woods hit a four-under-par 68 to take a share of the lead after the first round of the New Zealand Open.

Australia’s Peter Senior secured the winning point on the 18th green as Retief Goosen’s International team won the inaugural Goodwill Trophy at Mission Hills Golf Club today.

Retief Goosen’s International team will take a 2.5-1.5 lead into the singles at the inaugural Goodwill Trophy at Mission Hills after a series of impressive displays against Colin Montgomerie’s Ryder Cup select side.

Robert Allenby moved further into the lead after the third round of the Australian Open after taking a five-stroke lead at Moonah Links near Melbourne.

Robert Allenby moved four strokes clear of the field after recording an even-par 72 in the second round of the Australian Open in hot and windy conditions at Moonah Links near Melbourne.

CHRISTIAN SCULLY died two years ago, aged 28, nine months after a vicious street attack left him in a coma. But yesterday, his family and friends gave a new lease of life to other serious brain injury sufferers.

Lee Westwood has chosen to be “reclusive” in the build-up to this week’s British Open championship at Royal Troon. But that is bound to change once the event starts.

Two Cork men accused of beating a man, who died nine months later, into a coma were today found guilty of his murder at the Central Criminal Court and sentenced to life imprisonment.

The jury in the trial of two Cork men accused of beating a man into a coma who died nine months later were today sent out to begin their deliberations at the Central Criminal Court.

Two Cork men accused of beating a man into a coma who died nine months later were "conscious and intelligent about what they were doing", a murder trial heard during closing speeches today.

A Corkman co-accused of beating a man into a coma who died nine months later today admitted to his assault while his co-accused claimed gardaí fabricated his statements, a murder trial heard.