Some of the country’s top business people will be sleeping under the stars tonight to raise awareness of homelessness.
It’s part of Focus Ireland’s Shine a Light campaign which will see them battle the elements as they sleep rough in Dublin's Iveagh Gardens and Cork's City Gaol.
Up to 100 business and communties leaders have raised 5-thousand euros each for the cause.
Lisa Nicole Dunne, Director of Fundraising at Focus Ireland, says over 40 families a month are presenting homeless:
