The number of people homeless in Ireland has reached a new record high.
The latest figures for March show 11,998 people are homeless across the country.
The latest figures published by the Department of Housing show that 8,526 adults and 3,472 children were in emergency accommodation in March, adding up to a total of 11,998 people.
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The majority of adults living in homeless accommodation were in Dublin at 8,516 people, with 517 homeless in Cork.
Year on year there has been a 22% increase in those presenting as homeless, while there has been a 32% rise in families presenting as homeless.
