Homeless figures in Cork will continue to rise unless big changes are introduced to stem the tide
That's the warning from Cork Simon which has described the latest homeless figures as "alarming"
Paul Sheehan of Cork Simon was reacting to the news that 440 adults were recorded as homeless on Leeside in the last week of October, the highest monthly figure in Cork in two years.
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NPHET's meeting this morning to consider recommending more restrictions, due to high Covid case numbers and the worrying new variant.
The first Omicron case was confirmed here yesterday, while the five-day moving average of coronavirus infections is nearly 4,500.
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The Dáil will debate laws to bring back mandatory hotel quarantine this morning.
The Government is looking to pass all stages of the Health Amendment Bill in a single day.
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Lidl is to open its new look store in Mitchelstown today
€7.6 million has been invested in the store and a number of new jobs have been created bringing the total number of people employed at the Mitchelstown store to 21
