VIDEO:‘This homeless situation is gone beyond crisis’

Campaigners for homeless people have called on the Government to declare a national emergency and tackle the crisis.

And fears are mounting about the lack of government funding for a winter homeless strategy in Cork City where Simon’s emergency shelter is operating at 110% most nights.

Up to 10 members of the House the Homeless movement staged a 24-hour fast and spent last night sleeping outside Cork’s City Hall to draw attention to the growing homelessness crisis ahead of a weekend of action.