
14, 159 people nationwide were living emergency accommodation in May - up 150 on the previous month
The number of people who are homeless has hit a new record high.
156 were homeless in Kildare, with 287 homeless in Meath and 62 in Wicklow.
14 thousand 159 people were living emergency accommodation in May - up 150 on the previous month.
That's a 14 per cent rise in the space of a year, and includes 4 thousand 316 children.