Tue, 30 Mar, 2021
Mon, 01 Feb, 2021
The homeless crisis won't go away with a new government, the founder of a Dublin-based charity has warned.
Sun, 19 Jan, 2020
The statistics show that while the number of homeless adults in Dublin has soared by approximately 43% between 2016 and 2019, deaths have decreased through that period, falling from 65 in 2016 to 34 in 2019.
Sat, 18 Jan, 2020
Mr Varadkar defended the government's record on trying to help people off the street, but also said several times that the injured homeless man had been known to support services.
Wed, 15 Jan, 2020
A new report has detailed how families with children, including new-borns and those with life-threatening illnesses, have been existing in one night only accommodation due to the homeless crisis.
Wed, 11 Dec, 2019
On Monday night, ICHH observed 238 people sleeping rough in Dublin, the highest number ever recorded.
Thu, 29 Aug, 2019
Hundreds of homeless families are turning down rented accommodation and are instead going into B&Bs and hotels in the hope of fast-tracking their offer of a local authority home, it has been revealed.
Wed, 20 Jun, 2018
A charity is to set up a number of support centres to help former soldiers, sailors and aircrews.
Thu, 14 Jun, 2018
One Dublin hotel was last year paid €4m to €5m to accommodate the spiralling numbers of homeless in the capital.
Sat, 31 Mar, 2018
The Government has been warned that the homelessness crisis may worsen unless steps are taken to protect people in the private, rented sector, after latest figures showed a record 9,104 people were homeless in January.
Wed, 28 Feb, 2018
A report from the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) shows the average rent being paid across the country is now €1056, up from €965 a year earlier.
Wed, 20 Dec, 2017
A homeless man has died after being found unresponsive in a tent in one of the wealthiest parts of Dublin.
Wed, 29 Nov, 2017
It is difficult to escape the conclusion that Solidarity TDs — not always known for sober assessment — are correct in arguing that there appears to be a co-ordinated by the Government to “spin” the narrative on the housing crisis.
Thu, 16 Nov, 2017
An urgent call for O negative blood donors has been made by the Irish Blood Transfusion Service after supplies dwindled to just four days because of the loss of a full day’s collection due to Storm Ophelia.
Wed, 18 Oct, 2017
Dublin City Council is paying hotels, hostels and other emergency accommodation providers almost €1m a week to shelter the spiralling numbers of homeless in the capital.
Mon, 19 Dec, 2016
The ISPCC has today said that children who are currently homeless in Ireland are worse off than children who are homeless in the UK.
Sat, 10 Dec, 2016
Sat, 03 Dec, 2016
Focus Ireland is finding it impossible to keep pace with the rate of homelessness.
Sat, 17 Sep, 2016
The Housing Minister admits there is concern that trying to secure emergency hotel accommodation for homeless families will be more difficult during the summer season.
Wed, 22 Jun, 2016
There are 1,054 families with 2,177 children in homeless accommodation around the country.
Another 85 families became homeless last month, a leading charity has revealed.
Thu, 14 Apr, 2016
Focus Ireland, and other homelessness organisations, have expressed “alarm” at further likely delays in the delivery of modular housing units in the capital, because the initial tender has been withdrawn.
Thu, 03 Mar, 2016
Thu, 25 Feb, 2016
Thu, 14 Jan, 2016
A leading homelessness campaigner has claimed, despite a national outcry over the death of a man outside the Dáil at Christmas, entire families are facing life on the streets for the first time “since the Famine”.
Thu, 12 Feb, 2015
Up to 80 additional beds are being provided for homeless people in Dublin.
Tue, 24 Jun, 2014
People at risk of homelessness should get long-term, stable accommodation to prevent them from becoming institutionalised within the current system.
Thu, 03 Oct, 2013
Two anonymous donors who gifted the Dublin Simon Community (DSC) a combined €700,000 in their wills last year, saved the charity from going into the red in 2012.
Tue, 25 Jun, 2013
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