178 people registered as homeless in the South East

By Cillian Doyle.

7,991 people are registered as homeless in Ireland.

That's a drop from 8,082 in the previous month.

Figures from the Department of Housing show there were 5,843 homeless adults in May, and 2,148 children.

There are 178 homeless people in the South East with 62 in Waterford and 34 in Kilkenny.

While there are 32 homeless people in Tipperary, 28 in Carlow, and 22 in Wexford.

There are 4,054 homeless people in Dublin.