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This morning.

Mary Street, Dublin 1.

732 Notices to Quit Served to Dublin Tenants Last Year, Raising Fears of Wave of Homelessness (Dublin Inquirer)

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Meanwhile…

Last night.

This morning and yesterday afternoon.

Dublin city centre.

Meanwhile…

There’s been an increase in drug relapses and loneliness among homeless people during the pandemic.

A new study from Merchants Quay Ireland’s warned that rough sleepers who are struggling with mental illness and drug use, are suffering as a result of disruption to services because of Covid.

They’ve had reduced access to toilets, been unable to wash and have found the loss of in-person counselling supports difficult.

Increase in drug relapses and loneliness among homeless community (FM104)

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Last night.

Foley Street, Dublin.

Meanwhile…

This morning.

Inner City Helping Homeless reports that the tent belonged to a rough sleeper, and was not occupied at the time of the fire.

Sam Boal/RollingNews

South William Street, Dublin 2

A canvas-covered South William Street.

Inventive M*A*S*H-style fun?

Or literal hipster bubble?

It could go either way.

This morning.

Outside Dublin City Council’s offices on Wood Quay, Dublin 8.

A protest highlighting Ireland’s growing homeless and housing crisis – organised by Inner City Helping Homeless, of which Cllr Anthony Flynn (above) is founder and Andy O’Sullivan (pics one, two and three) is a volunteer – is taking place.

Top pic: Hannah Elizabeth Murphy

Yesterday: Working Rough

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