Surge in tent living a ‘national crisis’

A woman working on the frontline of the homeless scandal has branded the surge in tent living a “national crisis”.

Christina Chalmers, who leads Helping Cork’s Homeless, warned of more deaths of rough sleepers in the months ahead unless there is a radical shift in government policy.

“This is just January — we’ve February and March to get through yet. It’s getting colder — we have cold weather and snow alerts. People are going to die on the streets,” she said.