Almost 10% of people sent to prison last year were homeless, new figures show

After Dublin, the second-highest number of prisoners came from Cork (452), followed by Limerick (279), Louth (186), Galway (179), and Tipperary (155).

Homeless people accounted for almost one in 10 of all convicted people sent to prison last year, according to new figures published by the Irish Prison Service.

A total of 517 people jailed in 2022 gave their address as “no fixed abode” — 178 more than the previous year.