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Homeless figures ‘tip of iceberg’

TWO of the country’s leading charities yesterday highlighted the chronic poverty in Ireland.

Homeless figures ‘tip of iceberg’

Tue, 26 Nov, 2002 - 00:00

Jim Morahan

St Vincent de Paul revealed that it spent €21 million in just nine months last year helping the poor.

The Simon Community revealed that there are 300 people now sleeping rough in Dublin every night, compared to 250 in London.

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