Homeless charities seek to ensure protection against freezing weather amid Covid 'complications'

Tents pitched on the Grand Canal in Dublin. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

Homeless organisations have said Covid-19 is adding extra difficulty to efforts to ensure protection from the elements as sub-zero Siberian weather conditions hit the country.

Claire McSweeney, senior manager of Dublin Simon's emergency services, said while there was sufficient bed capacity in the capital to deal with the current bad weather, it was still a task to ensure all those beds were taken, even as snow and ice warnings are issued.