Number of homeless people hits record high for second month in a row 

The latest figures show a 32% increase from the same time period last year, when 8.212 people were recorded as being officially homeless. File Picture: Eddie O'Hare

The number of people experiencing homelessness in Ireland has hit a record high for the second month in a row. 

New figures from the Department of Housing show that in the last week of August, 10,805 people were using emergency accommodation, surpassing the previous record of 10,568 people in July.