Paul Hosford: Homeless numbers continue to rise — but where is the outrage?

It's not that people don't care. It's that the problem has persisted for so long that it has become difficult to imagine how it might ever be resolved

The homeless numbers tick closer to 20,000 with every month and there is little in the way of anger from the public. File picture

Another final Friday of the month, another record level of homelessness in Ireland.

The machinery of the announcement is so well-rehearsed now that some around Leinster House know that the presence of journalists in the halls on a Friday means an announcement is coming.