A total of 62 homeless people in the Shannonside region were in emergency accommodation last month.
Across the country, 15,915 people are registered as homeless - yet another record.
The Department of Housing says this includes 22 in Roscommon, 13 in Longford, and 27 in Leitrim.
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Carrick-on-Shannon councillor, Cormac Flynn, says the problem is even worse:
The Sinn Fein councillor says homeless people regularly come to him looking for help:
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