Homelessness: More deaths if action not taken

There will be more deaths of homeless people on the streets this winter, a noted academic has warned.

Dr Niamh Hourigan, head of UCC’s School of Sociology, said the public and policymakers will have to take some responsibility for the deaths she fears are inevitable if current homeless trends continue.

Little will change, she suggests, until public anger about the homeless crisis is harnessed and communicated to political leaders, as happened during the mass protests over water charges.