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Friday, 28 August 2020 16:18

Nationally 8,728 people are accessing emergency accommodation in July.

There's been an increase in the number of people accessing emergency accommodation.

Nationally there are 8,728 on the list - 6,077 adults and 2651 children.

There are 95 adults homeless in the midlands.

Westmeath has 39 people without a home, Offaly's total stands at 28, with 23 in Laois and 5 in Longford.

There are 44 children homeless in the region.

Sam McGuinness from Dublin Simon Community says the numbers had been going down for several months:

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Fuel Prices Rise As Farmers Leave €65m Support Unclaimed

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Barbara Heslin Retires From Longford County Council

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The procedures will be carried out at Charter Medical Private Hospital in Mullingar.
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All of Leinster and Tipperary are included in the warning.
Cyclist In Her 80s Dies Following Bike And Truck Crash

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