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"It's inevitable there'll be more homeless deaths in the city as we go into the Winter"

Two homeless people have died in Dublin overnight, bringing the number of deaths of people withou...

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20.53 25 Nov 2020


"It's inevitable there'll be more homeless deaths in the city as we go into the Winter"


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20.53 25 Nov 2020


Two homeless people have died in Dublin overnight, bringing the number of deaths of people without a home in the capital to 50 this year.

There were 37 homeless deaths in total in 2019.

Last night Gardaí said a man in his 40s was found dead on Longford Street in the early hours of this morning. Shortly afterwards, a second man, also in his 40s, was found dead on Leinster Lane near Government Buildings.

Our reporter Barry Whyte has been getting reaction from the homeless community in Dublin...


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