Homeless crisis: People spending over five years in emergency accommodation

Chief executive of Dublin Simon Sam McGuinness said there were people who were struggling to rebuild their lives because they were grappling with addiction, waiting longer to access alcohol and drug detox services and 'reaching rock bottom at a younger age than ever before'. File picture

The homeless population is living through the worst crisis imaginable, the chief executive of Dublin Simon has said.

Sam McGuinness said many people now spend five years or more in emergency accommodation and are desperate to exit homelessness. The number of people, particularly single adults, in emergency accommodation is rising again, he warned.