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Efforts are being made to ensure everyone has shelter from ex-hurricane Ophelia today.
A Met Éireann spokesman told Newstalk Breakfast that Ophelia has "the potential to cause more devastation than any storm we've ever had".
“We have had multiple statements from government to say take you cats and your dogs in but what we haven’t seen is any response in regard to actually taking the 150 or the 180 people on average that are sleeping rough within the city.
We have an extra 120 beds being managed throughout the day and overnight on foot of the red alert from Met Éireann.
The Capuchin Day Centre will be open and they will be supported by support teams from Inner City Helping Homeless in managing those beds.”
A number of businesses have opened their doors those without shelter during the storm, including this B&B in Co Mayo, they wrote on their Facebook page:
"Due to tomorrow's extreme weather conditions all rough sleepers are invited to Tallaght Adventure World overnight. We hope to find out 1st thing in the morning is there enough beds and a back up plan from the council,"
#Ophelia Marnic House B&B Ballyhaunis offering free refuge to any rough-sleepers in the area call 0877874261.better to be safe than sorry pic.twitter.com/hy3J01UqB1
— Marnic House B&B (@marnichousebb) October 15, 2017
The Peter McVerry Trust has initiated its emergency response protocols across the country also.