More homeless people will die unless urgent action is taken, charities warn

Homeless tents belonging to rough sleepers along the canal in Dublin. Picture: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie

More people will die homeless on the streets unless urgent action is taken, with hostels full and some people already “quite near death”, charities have warned.

A man who was rough sleeping was found dead on Tuesday by the old church on St Andrew’s Street in Dublin which was previously used as a tourist office.