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Cork City Council increases budget for 2026 to €362.2m
Cork City Council increases budget for 2026 to €362.2m
Councillors also agreed a 5% increase in commercial rates — but will reintroduce rebates of up to 4% for qualifying ratepayers

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

Presidential inauguration - Dublin
'There should be no child without a home': Charities seek clarity from Government's housing plan
Focus Ireland received the support of former president Mary McAleese and Miss Ireland contestant Katie Wallace for its campaign to end child homelessness

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

New housing plan aims to deliver more than 300,000 homes by 2030
New housing plan aims to deliver more than 300,000 homes by 2030
Housing minister James Browne says the Government’s new housing plan aims to drastically reduce child homelessness and boost nationwide housing delivery

Wed, 12 Nov, 2025

James Browne comments
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

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Shadow Of Mother Holding Baby On Wall
Homeless mums fear their babies will be taken into care
The 'Irish Examiner' spoke with one mother who has received notice of a court hearing to remove her child into the care of the State

Mon, 10 Nov, 2025

Colin Sheridan: Ireland is moving so fast, it's forgotten its people
Colin Sheridan: Ireland is moving so fast, it's forgotten its people
We are a rich country masquerading as a poor one, run by people terrified of annoying people even richer

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025

New record as 16,614 people, including 5,238 children, homeless in Ireland 
New record as 16,614 people, including 5,238 children, homeless in Ireland 
New figures from the Department of Housing show there 11,376 adults in emergency accommodation at the end of September

Fri, 31 Oct, 2025

Taoiseach criticised for comparing homelessness crisis to hospital waiting lists
Taoiseach criticised for comparing homelessness crisis to hospital waiting lists
Focus Ireland hopes Government’s housing and homelessness plan will set “clear targets” to end homelessness

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

Homeless people stock
Call for progress on health services hub for homeless in Cork City
Cork TD Colm Burke said proposed hub would benefit the estimated 500 homeless people in Cork who are forced to leave hostels each morning

Wed, 29 Oct, 2025

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

Domestic violance
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

Donabate missing boy
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

Girl hugging mother.
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

Traveller asleep on the platform
'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

Committee for Children and Equality
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

House key with home keyring in keyhole on wood door, copy space
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

James Browne TD
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

Irish housing protest
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

James Browne TD
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

Girl hugging mother.
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

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