The Good Shepherd Centre, is working tirelessly in recent days to help keep homeless people off the streets of Carlow, Kilkenny and surrounding areas as temperatures plummet.
The homeless shelter, based in Kilkenny, have recently reported that they have successfully operated an extra 26 emergency beds across Carlow, Kilkenny and Tipperary in attempts to save lives during freezing weather conditions.
In a post on Facebook, the homeless centre said: "As temperatures plunge, lives are at risk.
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