According to a report, four funerals for homeless people took place this week. Reportedly, one of an Irish man of unknown age, two polish men of 36 and 47 and one Romanian man of 47. According to a report, the mortality rate for homeless men is six to ten times higher than the general population, the suicide rate is six times higher.
Reportedly, homelessness in Ireland used to affect older males who may have alcohol or addiction problems, but into the nineties and 21st Century, increasingly younger. According to reports, government figures for homelessness do not include those in hostels. The number of people in emergency accomodation during the week of November 22-28 was 9,099, including 2,458 children. Some living semi permanently in hotels with no cooking facilities.