'The figures are stark': Depaul supported 1,600 children facing homelessness last year

David Carroll, chief executive of homeless charity Depaul said one in two people using their 640 temporary beds have been there for over six months.

More than 1,600 children facing homelessness were supported by Depaul Ireland last year, up from 822 the year before, the homeless charity’s annual report shows.

Some 14 babies were born to women in the services, which chief executive David Carroll said highlighted the growing risks of intergenerational homelessness linked to the housing crisis.