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Fine Gael Ard Fheis
‘No decision made’ on extending eviction ban – Humphreys
The Minister for Social Protection said it had been meant to reduce homelessness, but “hasn’t worked”.

Sun, 26 Feb, 2023

Homeless Penalties Tennessee
Tennessee homeless seek refuge as public camping becomes a felony crime
Tennessee will become the first US state to make it a felony crime to camp on local public property such as parks. The state, which introduces the new rule on July 1, made it a felony to camp on most public-owned property in 2020.

Sat, 21 May, 2022

House prices rising in Ireland
Delivery of homes 'will be much better this year' says Taoiseach
Taoiseach Micheál Martin defends his government's commitment to resolving the housing crisis under questioning from Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald in the Dáil.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2022

Homeless Camps New York City
New York City planning to remove homeless encampments from streets
New York City officials are planning to remove makeshift shelters set up by homeless people on the streets, mirroring similar efforts in other liberal metropolises that had previously tolerated the encampments.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2022

Homeless Attacks
US police arrest man suspected of stalking and killing homeless people
US police have arrested a suspected gunman who has been stalking homeless men asleep on the streets of New York City and Washington DC, killing at least two people and wounding three others in less than two weeks.

Tue, 15 Mar, 2022

Letters to the Editor: Disgraceful treatment of terminally ill 86-year-old
Letters to the Editor: Disgraceful treatment of terminally ill 86-year-old
We would really love it if he could stay at home but we are waiting two weeks for the palliative care team, says daughter-in-law

Mon, 07 Feb, 2022

Homeless man sleeping in sleeping bag on cardboard
No formal agreements around €70m in homeless spending
Homeless services cost Dublin City Council €199.6m in 2020, mostly spent on voluntary bodies and private providers of emergency accommodation

Mon, 08 Nov, 2021

Coronavirus - Mon Jan 18, 2021
Private emergency accommodation must be ‘quickly phased out’ – report
The report said the Housing First initiative should be “significantly expanded” and called for targets to be revised annually in a needs assessment.

Mon, 12 Jul, 2021

Homelessness in Ireland
Homelessness still at ‘crisis levels,' charity says
The latest figures from the Department of Housing show a 1% drop in the number of people in emergency accommodation

Fri, 25 Jun, 2021

This week's TV: Nomadland is a masterpiece that sent me to bed with a smile on my face
This week's TV: Nomadland is a masterpiece that sent me to bed with a smile on my face
 — it’s like one of those amazing poems you did for the Leaving Cert, that lured you in even as you dissected it for theme and tone and other rubbish

Fri, 07 May, 2021

Fr Peter McVerry tells Tommy Tiernan people should 'live simply, share generously'
Fr Peter McVerry tells Tommy Tiernan people should 'live simply, share generously'
Meanwhile, David Gowan and his daughter Bríd spoke about life as undertakers while campaigner Robbie Lawlor shared his reality as a man living with HIV

Sun, 11 Apr, 2021

Coronavirus - Mon Jan 18, 2021
Slight fall in homeless figures, housing data shows
The total number of homeless people in Ireland has dropped slightly, compared with figures at the start of the year.

Fri, 26 Mar, 2021

Official legal eviction order or notice to renter or tenant of home with face mask
‘Strong justification’ to extend blanket ban on evicting tenants
There’s a very strong justification to extend the blanket ban on evicting tenants after the pandemic, an expert in homeless policy has said.

Fri, 29 Jan, 2021

Homeless charity warns that more rough sleepers may die
Homeless charity warns that more rough sleepers may die
A homeless charity has warned there will be further deaths of rough sleepers on the streets of Dublin over Christmas if the Government does not intervene.

Wed, 23 Dec, 2020

Virus Outbreak Germany Homeless at the Hofbraeu
Shut by Covid, Berlin restaurant reopens for homeless
The coronavirus pandemic has not made life on the streets of Berlin any easier for Kaspars Breidaks.

Fri, 18 Dec, 2020

Taoiseach Micheal Martin
Government undercounting homeless figures by up to 20%, Sinn Féin claims
The Government is undercounting the number of people who are homeless by up to 20%, Sinn Féin has claimed. The latest official figures from the Department of Housing show there are 8,737 people in emergency accommodation in the country.

Mon, 14 Dec, 2020

Inner City Helping Homeless hold protest
Leo Varadkar: Too many people using homelessness services are dying
Too many people using homelessness services are dying prematurely in Ireland, the Tánaiste has said. The number of deaths appears to be going up while the total without shelter has fallen by a fifth, Leo Varadkar added.

Thu, 26 Nov, 2020

Homeless in Ireland
Homeless figures show fall in families entering emergency accommodation
Between January and the end of September, some 519 families availed of emergency homeless services for the first time in the capital, Dublin City Council said

Mon, 09 Nov, 2020

Housing stock
Eviction ban being considered by government again
Another moratorium on evictions is being considered by the cabinet.

Mon, 19 Oct, 2020

Home found for Cork father and disabled son living in rat-infested bus
Home found for Cork father and disabled son living in rat-infested bus
A father and his disabled son who were living in a rat-infested bus outside Blarney have been found a safe place to call home.

Mon, 12 Oct, 2020

Homeless stock
Covid-19 could be turning point in fight against homelessness, charity says
Covid-19 could be a turning point in the fight against homelessness if the Government learns from the effectiveness of the temporary ban on evictions, the founder of a homeless charity has said.

Tue, 29 Sep, 2020

Homelessness warning
‘Significant spike’ in homeless deaths in Dublin
Concern has been expressed over a “significant spike” in deaths among the homeless in Dublin. The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive has recorded 39 to date in 2020.

Fri, 18 Sep, 2020

young homeless boy sleeping on the bridge
Homeless charity assisted 146 rough sleepers as 'tail end of Storm Ellen hit' Dublin
ICHH also said the capital “saw another personal tragedy on our streets as a homeless man passed away having entered the Liffey”

Thu, 20 Aug, 2020

Homelessness reports launch
18 is the most common age to become homeless, research finds
The most common age at which young people first experience homelessness is 18, research has revealed.

Thu, 23 Jul, 2020

Five teens arrested following car chase in Lucan
Investigation after two women found dead at homeless service
Both were removed to the city morgue however foul play is not suspected.

Wed, 22 Jul, 2020

Homeless teen found dead in abandoned car in Dublin
Homeless teen found dead in abandoned car in Dublin
The body of a homeless teenager was found inside a car in Dublin city earlier today.

Thu, 02 Jul, 2020

Two women found dead at Tullamore hostel; Concerns deaths may be linked to 'bad drugs'
Two women found dead at Tullamore hostel; Concerns deaths may be linked to 'bad drugs'
Gardaí are investigating the deaths of two women at a hostel in Tullamore over the weekend.

Mon, 27 Apr, 2020

Personal Insights: Irish are shining a 'kindly light' in London's Soho Square
Personal Insights: Irish are shining a 'kindly light' in London's Soho Square
In our our latest Personal Insights we publish a submission we received from an elderly resident of London who, on seeing the kindness shown by an Irish priest and a group of Irish volunteers in the Parish of Saint Patricks in London's Soho Square, was moved to write to us. She has asked to remain anonymous.

Fri, 24 Apr, 2020

People sleeping rough instead of in hostels over coronavirus fears, campaigner says
People sleeping rough instead of in hostels over coronavirus fears, campaigner says
Up to 350 hotel rooms and living spaces were made available to Dublin’s homeless services over the last few weeks.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

Pre-coronavirus homelessness figures fall but 'remain troubling', say charities
Pre-coronavirus homelessness figures fall but 'remain troubling', say charities
Latest homelessness figures show 10,148 people were in emergency accommodation at the end of February - a fall of 123 compared with the figure for January.

Tue, 31 Mar, 2020

Homeless people 'extremely concerned' about Covid-19 crisis
Homeless people 'extremely concerned' about Covid-19 crisis

A homeless charity said many of the people it assists are worried about how the coronavirus pandemic will impact their health and the health of those they interact with.

Sat, 21 Mar, 2020

Charity calls on hotels and Airbnbs to offer spaces to homeless people
Charity calls on hotels and Airbnbs to offer spaces to homeless people

The Simon Community is calling on hotels and Airbnb hosts to offer their spaces to local authorities for homeless people that may have to self-isolate.

Fri, 20 Mar, 2020

Cork school washes laundry and makes meals for homeless pupils
Cork school washes laundry and makes meals for homeless pupils

Nickie Egan, principal of North Presentation Primary School in Cork city, started the initiative two years ago when she counted 12 homeless families among the 270 strong student population.

Wed, 04 Mar, 2020

Council seeks more time as court hears no application to cease works made against family hub
Council seeks more time as court hears no application to cease works made against family hub

No cessation of works application has been made as part of a legal challenge to the development of a family hub for the homeless off Aungier Street in Dublin, the High Court has heard.

Tue, 25 Feb, 2020

€170m spent to put homeless families in emergency accommodation last year
€170m spent to put homeless families in emergency accommodation last year

The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive spent €170m putting homeless families up in emergency accommodation last year.

Sat, 22 Feb, 2020

Councillor condemns 'big cash cow' as 19 Dublin hotels each paid more than €1m to accommodate homeless
Councillor condemns 'big cash cow' as 19 Dublin hotels each paid more than €1m to accommodate homeless

Nineteen hotels in Dublin each received payments in excess of €1m last year to provide emergency accommodation for the homeless.

Fri, 21 Feb, 2020

Repak and Panda raise €20k for Focus Ireland in plastic recycling initiative
Repak and Panda raise €20k for Focus Ireland in plastic recycling initiative

Irish environmental organisation, Repak and waste recovery operator Panda have raised €20,000 in aid of Focus Ireland, through a joint plastic recycling initiative.

Tue, 04 Feb, 2020

'Beware of false dawn', says charity as homelessness sees largest fall ever
'Beware of false dawn', says charity as homelessness sees largest fall ever

The Government has hailed a significant drop in homelessness after new figures showed the number of people in emergency accommodation fell below 10,000 for the first time since last February.

Wed, 29 Jan, 2020

Housing Minister 'demands full report' as sleeping homeless man is injured during removal of tent
Housing Minister 'demands full report' as sleeping homeless man is injured during removal of tent

His body was discovered in a tent in the Leeson Street area late last night.

Wed, 15 Jan, 2020

'We love to see kids smiling' - Play centre serves up Christmas Day dinner to homeless families
'We love to see kids smiling' - Play centre serves up Christmas Day dinner to homeless families

The owner of a play centre who opened its doors on Christmas day to families living in emergency accommodation says she got very emotional when little kids thanked her for giving them a proper festive dinner.

Fri, 27 Dec, 2019

Photographer putting Dublin's homeless people in the picture
Photographer putting Dublin's homeless people in the picture

An award-winning photographer is giving a voice to Dublin’s homeless through his photography blog.

Tue, 24 Dec, 2019

Homelessness charity calls for extra beds for rough sleepers as weather gets colder
Homelessness charity calls for extra beds for rough sleepers as weather gets colder

With wintry showers and a sharp drop in temperatures the Government has been urged to make extra beds available for the homeless.

Sat, 14 Dec, 2019

Homeless charity hit out at council's reaction to homeless campaign on Ha'Penny bridge
Homeless charity hit out at council's reaction to homeless campaign on Ha'Penny bridge

A homeless charity has criticised Dublin City Council after its worker removed jackets from the Ha'Penny bridge in Dublin.

Sun, 08 Dec, 2019

Plight facing brain damaged homeless man 'should not exist in a civilised state' says judge
Plight facing brain damaged homeless man 'should not exist in a civilised state' says judge

A brain-damaged homeless man has been on remand for more than a year in Mountjoy Prison’s high dependency unit despite persistent reports he is of unsound mind and needs residential care, the president of the High Court has heard.

Thu, 05 Dec, 2019

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