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<p>Housing minister James Browne speaking to media last Tuesday when he said the housing plan will be ready in the next week or two. The following day he went further, telling reporters in Skerries that he can fix the housing crisis in four years. Picture: Grainne Ní Aodha/PA</p>

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James Browne’s pledge to solve housing crisis in four years may come back to bite him

With trust already damaged by the gulf between targets and delivery, housing minister's confident declaration risks putting a political millstone around the Government's neck

<p>Homelessness charity A Lending Hand says more and more children are being taken into foster care at birth due to a lack of accommodation and the ability to provide a safe environment for the baby. Picture: iStock </p>

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Homeless mums fear their babies will be taken into care

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Colin Sheridan: Ireland is moving so fast, it's forgotten its people

New record as 16,614 people, including 5,238 children, homeless in Ireland

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New record as 16,614 people, including 5,238 children, homeless in Ireland

Taoiseach criticised for comparing homelessness crisis to hospital waiting lists

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Taoiseach criticised for comparing homelessness crisis to hospital waiting lists

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Call for progress on health services hub for homeless in Cork City

Defence Forces charity launches €3.5m housing expansion to support homeless veterans

Defence Forces charity launches €3.5m housing expansion to support homeless veterans

The Defence Forces veterans’ charity aims to raise €500,000 for a major expansion of housing and support services nationwide

Sat, 18 Oct, 2025

‘It could be me or you’: Cork Simon Sleep Out highlights human cost of homelessness

‘It could be me or you’: Cork Simon Sleep Out highlights human cost of homelessness

Cork Simon’s first Sleep Out at Elizabeth Fort brought 30 volunteers together to raise awareness and funds for homelessness

Thu, 16 Oct, 2025

Landlords will have to reveal how much rent they charge tenants

Landlords will have to reveal how much rent they charge tenants

Landlords will have to publicly disclose rent prices under new Government laws aimed at improving transparency and compliance

Mon, 13 Oct, 2025

Hundreds to sleep outdoors to 'Shine A Light' on homelessness

Hundreds to sleep outdoors to 'Shine A Light' on homelessness

The countrywide event, which is taking place on World Homelessness Day, has become a 'powerful symbol of solidarity' with people experiencing homelessness

Thu, 09 Oct, 2025

Housing, immigration and Gaza crisis dominate first debate in presidential election campaign

Housing, immigration and Gaza crisis dominate first debate in presidential election campaign

The first presidential debate saw Humphreys, Connolly and Gavin clash on Gaza, housing, immigration, and Ireland’s role abroad

Tue, 30 Sep, 2025

Record 16,353 people, including more than 5,100 children, now homeless in Ireland

Record 16,353 people, including more than 5,100 children, now homeless in Ireland

The figure includes 5,145 children, breaking a record yet again for the numbers in emergency accommodation in this country

Fri, 26 Sep, 2025

Homelessness is solvable — but only with political will

Homelessness is solvable — but only with political will

The 16,058 people who make up the homeless numbers do not include couch surfers, adults who've moved back with their parents, people in refuges — or even rough sleepers

Mon, 22 Sep, 2025

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Housing crisis fuelling violence against women, conference to hear

A conference will hear how the housing crisis is trapping women in abusive relationships and fuelling gender-based violence

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

'Homelessness and mental health issues deeply connected', charity warns as numbers seeking help rise

'Homelessness and mental health issues deeply connected', charity warns as numbers seeking help rise

Last year Depaul saw a 25% increase in the number of one-to-one sessions for mental health and addiction support

Tue, 16 Sep, 2025

'I am living proof' of hope after homelessness says Focus Ireland worker

'I am living proof' of hope after homelessness says Focus Ireland worker

Marie Farrell plumbed the depths when she became homeless three years ago. But today she is a peer worker with Focus Ireland — the group that helped her get her life together

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

'Shameful' homelessness crisis 'has deepened to an unprecedented level'

'Shameful' homelessness crisis 'has deepened to an unprecedented level'

Sr Stanislaus Kennedy, the charity’s founder, said that when she first set Focus Ireland up 40 years ago she believed that 'homelessness could be ended in 10 years'

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

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S Fergus Finlay: Ireland’s child protection failures go beyond Tusla — the real issue is political will

Ireland has one social worker per 3,000 people, yet we scapegoat Tusla instead of fixing systemic failures in child protection

Tue, 09 Sep, 2025

Record 5,000 children now homeless in Ireland as charities slam Government inaction

Record 5,000 children now homeless in Ireland as charities slam Government inaction

Over 16,000 people, including a record 5,014 children, are now homeless in Ireland, sparking urgent calls for Government action

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

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Charity reports surge in demand for its homeless, addiction, and mental health services

Merchants Quay Ireland reports a 23% rise in the number of meals it provides for people who are homeless, while drug referrals in its Cavan-Monaghan service rose more than 50%

Fri, 29 Aug, 2025

Siobhán Kangataran: Our migrant communities need your voice

Siobhán Kangataran: Our migrant communities need your voice

The people who are immune from a crisis have the best ability to effect change — it's not enough to be non-racist, you must be actively anti-racist

Wed, 20 Aug, 2025

New houses on Clew Bay, County Mayo.

Twelve times more properties available for short-term lets than for renters, new figures show

Almost 22,000 properties advertised on short-term letting websites compares to just 1,800 properties or fewer that were available for renters countrywide on Daft.ie

Tue, 05 Aug, 2025

James Mahon: Hawk against the Dove photography exhibition

Woman who was homeless in Kildare says a stranger’s kindness saved her life

Antoinette Foley, who is recovering from addiction to heroin and crack cocaine, has urged people not to make assumptions about people who are sleeping rough

Mon, 04 Aug, 2025

the notice of eviction of tenants hangs on the door of the house

More than 600 households homeless due to eviction in Dublin, Cork, Limerick, and Galway

Simon Communities CEO said while the figures were not surprising, they were 'shameful'

Mon, 28 Jul, 2025

SUMMER; GRANDCANAL DOCK; HOMELESS; TENTS; ENCAMPMENT

Homeless tents slashed in Dublin in rising ‘hate crime’ attacks, says support group

Streetlink says tent slashings targeting rough sleepers have increased, driven by hate and anti-immigrant rhetoric on Dublin’s streets

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

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Homelessness reaches new high with nearly 16,000 people in emergency accommodation

Latest figures show over 4,950 children are homeless, as prevention numbers drop compared to last year

Fri, 25 Jul, 2025

Housing charity says it has prevented almost 1,000 households from becoming homeless since April

Housing charity says it has prevented almost 1,000 households from becoming homeless since April

Threshold says tenancy termination remains the biggest issue facing renters, accounting for just over a third of all the queries it has dealt with in the second quarter of this year

Thu, 24 Jul, 2025

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'I was a homeless heroin addict so I know anyone can turn their life around with the right support'

The system is set up to fail young people at risk. We need real reform. And I know what needs to change, writes recovery advocate Sean Kinsella

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

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Irish Examiner view: Poverty is driving a wedge between generations in Ireland

We have 5,000 homeless children in a country which spends €350m a year housing homeless families in Dublin alone

Mon, 21 Jul, 2025

No rental homes available in Cork for families on housing assistance, Simon report finds

No rental homes available in Cork for families on housing assistance, Simon report finds

Not a single rental property in Cork is available to families on housing support, according to a stark new report

Fri, 18 Jul, 2025

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Housing charities hit out at 'crude threat' to deny emergency housing to some applicants

Plan denounced as 'a crude threat to throw families onto the street if they do not do as they are told by councils'

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

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New housing law could see people lose emergency accommodation if offers are repeatedly refused

Proposed housing laws will let councils refuse emergency accommodation and require migrants to prove long-term residency plans

Mon, 14 Jul, 2025

Housing Assistance Payment driving people to homelessness, charity warns

Housing Assistance Payment driving people to homelessness, charity warns

Conference heard Hap has not kept pace with inflation in the private rental market, meaning those relying on the payment still cannot afford a property

Tue, 08 Jul, 2025

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All-island housing rally hears of Government's 'inability' to address homelessness

Hundreds participated in a rally between the Garden of Remembrance and Leinster House on Saturday

Sat, 05 Jul, 2025

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Keeping homeless figures down will be 'very difficult', says housing minister

According to the homelessness figures for May, just 51% of those in emergency accommodation are Irish citizens

Tue, 01 Jul, 2025

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Ireland hits record high of 15,747 people in emergency accommodation in May

New figures reveal nearly 11,000 adults and 4,844 children are now homeless, marking the highest levels ever recorded

Fri, 27 Jun, 2025

West Cork woman, 88, faces looming prospect of homelessness

West Cork woman, 88, faces looming prospect of homelessness

Jennifer Marley, 88, has just weeks to find a home as calls grow for urgent action from Cork County Council

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Inside Alcatraz Prison - Row of Bars and Cells

Cork crime: Men jailed for twice as long as women, court data over five years reveals

New analysis of Cork court data reveals stark differences in jail terms by gender, offence type, and addiction impact

Tue, 24 Jun, 2025

Eviction Notice Document on table

Notices of termination 'main driver of homelessness for families in Dublin'

Dublin Region Homeless Executive will tell Oireachtas housing committee such notices account for 42% of families entering homelessness to date in 2025

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

Housing Stock

Simon Harris 'remains to be convinced' on tax breaks for developers

Tánaiste said there was a range of ways to make construction more viable

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

Cork crime: How we can break the cycle of repeat offending and long-term homelessness

Cork crime: How we can break the cycle of repeat offending and long-term homelessness

In the context of the Irish Examiner's research, Cork Simon director of services Kerry Brennan writes that having a safe place to live is a key to ceasing being embroiled in the criminal justice system

Mon, 23 Jun, 2025

Land Development Agency sod-turning at Clongriffin

Enhanced tenant protections are welcome, but housing reforms fall short

The reforms announced recently around security of tenure are welcome, but there needs to be a focus on new construction to counter the impact of the RPZ reforms, writes Michael Byrne

Wed, 18 Jun, 2025

Child poverty

Number of children in Ireland in consistent poverty rose 78% to 100,000 in just one year

More than 102,000 children are now in consistent poverty as experts warn Ireland faces a generational poverty crisis without intervention.

Tue, 10 Jun, 2025

Rental sector changes will encourage landlords to evict tenants, Focus Ireland warns

Rental sector changes will encourage landlords to evict tenants, Focus Ireland warns

It comes as a number of trade unions and organisations came together ahead of a Raise the Roof rally outside Leinster House next week

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Keys from room hotel on the door

Sweeping RPZ changes could be a 'timebomb' with tens of thousands of tenants facing eviction

Proposed changes to the rent pressure zone system are intended to attract international investment and kickstart the building of apartments

Mon, 09 Jun, 2025

Open the door and door handle with a key and a keychain shaped house. Property investment and house mortgage financial real esta

Record 15,580 people homeless in Ireland at end of April, new figures show

Latest housing data reveals the highest-ever total, with nearly 5,000 children in emergency accommodation nationwide

Fri, 30 May, 2025

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Half of homeless women who died from drug-related causes had history of mental health issues

There were 128 drug-related deaths involving homeless people in 2021

Tue, 20 May, 2025

Mother and son looking out of window

Government must introduce new support models to take people out of homelessness, charity warns

At the end of March, there were 15,418 people recorded as homeless in Ireland

Mon, 19 May, 2025

Cork City isn't a 'no go' area for me, but the numbers of homeless shock me

Cork City isn't a 'no go' area for me, but the numbers of homeless shock me

Cork feels safe to walk, with no so-called 'no-go' zones — but its worsening homelessness crisis demands urgent action

Fri, 16 May, 2025

'It’s a grim marker': Cork musician to perform his song about housing crisis outside Dáil for 157th time

'It’s a grim marker': Cork musician to perform his song about housing crisis outside Dáil for 157th time

Martin Leahy will mark the third anniversary of his weekly protest about the housing crisis outside the Dáil with his song 'Everyone Should Have a Home' on Thursday

Wed, 14 May, 2025