Homelessness services could activate emergency weather plans later this week to protect rough sleepers from adverse conditions.
Met Eireann has suggested that snow could hit parts of the country from Thursday onwards, with temperatures dropping below the mercury from as early as tomorrow. The grim forecast coincides with Ireland’s highest homelessness figures on record, causing concern for people without accommodation ahead of freezing conditions.
Dublin Region Homeless Executive director Mary Hayes says that the organisation has a strategy plan that can be activated at any time for extreme weather events. She assured the public that the group's annual strategy always takes into account the impact of cold weather on rough sleepers.
