These are the shocking images that show dozens of people sleeping rough along Henry Street on the night Storm Lorenzo was expected to hit Dublin.
Volunteers from the charity, Feed Our Homeless, counted 30 people sleeping along one of the city's main shopping thoroughfares on the night the capital was bracing for the possibility of heavy rain and 100kmh winds.
The charity engaged with a total of 140 homeless people who were sleeping rough on the city's streets on Thursday night.
Feed Our Homeless CEO, Tony Walsh, said the number of people sleeping rough was "disgraceful".
Speaking on Friday, he said: “The Government said yesterday there would be enough emergency beds for everyone due to Storm Lorenzo.
"Fifty extra emergency beds were made available.
"On Thursday night our team engaged with 140 homeless people sleeping rough around the capital. These figures are disgraceful.
"It’s very clear to see nowhere near is being done by the Government and the relevant authorities to reduce the numbers of homeless people sleeping rough on our streets at night."
Outreach teams engaged with 25 people who were taking shelter in the waiting rooms of hospitals
“We urgently need a full overhaul of the state funded hostels around he city at night to reduce the numbers of homeless people sleeping rough."
Tony also met a 79-year-old lady who was sleeping rough on O'Connell Street.
The pensioner told him she feels safer sleeping on the streets than staying in hostels.
"Homeless people say they feel safer on the streets," said Tony.
"If immediate action is not taken there is a real fear we will see more deaths on our streets particularly now that the winter months are almost here."
