Homeless figures show fall in families entering emergency accommodation

Tents belonging to homeless people on the banks of the Royal Canal near Dublin’s city centre (Brian Lawless/PA)

The number of families entering emergency accommodation for the first time in Dublin has fallen by almost 40% year-on-year, new homeless figures show.

Between January and the end of September, some 519 families availed of emergency homeless services for the first time in the capital, Dublin City Council said.