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01st Oct 2016

PICS: Grafton Street on Friday night shows the extent of Dublin’s homelessness problem

Tony Cuddihy

A single tweet that says a lot about Ireland’s homelessness problem as we head into the winter months.

This was Grafton Street last night (Friday), with almost every doorway being used as shelter for homeless people throughout one of the country’s most popular shopping streets.

https://twitter.com/hollyshortall/status/781983918899752960

Earlier this week we shared the work of Joshua Coombes, hairdresser for the homeless, and it speaks volumes about the situation in the city of Dublin.

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