Cork's homeless numbers up 'more than 500%'

The Cork Simon Community says the number of people sleeping rough on city streets has jumped by more than 500% in three years.

Cork's homeless numbers up 'more than 500%'

The Cork Simon Community says the number of people sleeping rough on city streets has jumped by more than 500% in three years.

Thirty-eight people were recorded in 2011, but so far the organisation has met 230 people sleeping on the street in 2014.

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