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Body of homeless man discovered on Westmoreland Street in Dublin city centre

It's claimed that a homeless man found dead in Dublin city this morning - was lying on the street...
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09.55 11 Oct 2015


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Body of homeless man discovered on Westmoreland Street in Dublin city centre

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09.55 11 Oct 2015


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It's claimed that a homeless man found dead in Dublin city this morning - was lying on the street for two hours while passers-by took photographs.

The man who was aged in his 30's - had been sleeping rough in a doorway on Westmoreland Street.

His body was discovered by an activist who had just taken part in a sleep-out to raise awareness of the homelessness crisis after 7 o'clock this morning.

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Gardai are awaiting the results of a postmortem exam to determine the line of their investigations.

Anthony Flynn from the Inner City Helping Homeless charity, says this man was afforded no dignity in death:

Sinn Féin Councillor Daithí Doolan, chair of Dublin City Council's Housing Committee, says each death of a homeless person in Dublin is preventable:

Dublin Cil Cllr Christy Burke says there's no political will in the current Government to solve the homelessness problem:


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