Irish charity asking people to donate sunscreen and water to homeless

Irish charity asking people to donate sunscreen and water to homeless

An Irish charity is asking the public to consider donating sunscreen, aftersun and water to homeless people or charities as temperatures continue to soar this week.

Earlier today, Met Eireann issued a yellow weather warning for across the country spanning five days, with temperatures expected to raise above 30 degrees.

As a result of the climbing temperatures, Dublin Inner City Helping Homeless has made a somewhat unusual appeal, with the charity saying that they usually seek help when the temperatures drop too low.

As Ireland is due to be hit with a record breaking heatwave this week we have concerns for the homeless that are out on the streets day and night as well as families in emergency accommodation units.


"We will be setting up hydration stations around the city from tomorrow morning to help keep people well hydrated in the hot weather.

"We are appealing for donations of water, suncream and aftersun so we can distribute them to the homeless across Dublin throughout the week.

"We will have teams on the streets from 10am tomorrow and our outreach teams will be out every night as normal.

The charity's CEO told The Mirror “Normally we would be putting in place cold weather initiatives, but with weather due to hit the highest recorded temperatures since 1887 we must protect our most vulnerable.

"No public water fountains or access to water is a grave concern, especially for those who are spending extended periods on the street.

"There is a serious risk of dehydration and sun stroke and we must ensure that all services are coordinated correctly, this is a preventative measure by ICHH but one that we feel is required.”