There are fears that homeless families in emergency accommodation could be kicked out of hotels and B&Bs over Christmas.
Campaigners say that many establishments will either be closed or booked out over the festive period.
According to the Irish Mirror, one hotel in Dublin is already telling families to leave and come back in January, while another confirmed that it will be closed for three days.
Niamh Randall of the Simon Community said: “Everybody talks about Christmas and being at home at Christmas and it’s really, really difficult if you don’t have a secure place to call home and you’ve nowhere at Christmas to go home to.
“We need to ensure we never stop being shocked and horrified this is the norm, where a serious number of children are going to wake up without a secure place to call home this Christmas and in the New Year.”
