95 homeless people died in Dublin in 2022, new figures show.
The stats also revealed 23 of those who died were in supported temporary accommodation. Despite the decrease in homeless deaths from 115 in 2021, the worrying stats are still well above the numbers seen in the previous three years.
Dr Austin O'Carroll, who works with homeless people in Dublin, said there are many factors to this, but one of the main ones is that homeless people are much more likely to be the victims of violence while living on the streets. Speaking to Newstalk, who accessed the figures under the Freedom of Information Act, Dr O’Carroll said: "Poverty is associated with things like increased addiction - including alcohol addiction and in particular drug addiction.
