New record as number of homeless people in Ireland jumps again 

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There were 15,418 people recorded as homeless in Ireland at the end of March, marking a new record high in Ireland.

The latest Department of Housing figures showed there were 10,743 adults and 4,675 children in emergency accommodation, including 2,212 families. Over half of these were single-parent families.