Organisation: Capuchin Day Centre

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<p>Brother Kevin at the Capuchin Day Centre. Picture: Nick Bradshaw</p>

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Letters to the Editor: Who gets more should give more

I used to be able to donate €150 per month to some charities from my CIÉ pension.

<p>Capuchin Day Centre manager Alan Bailey said there had been a 'huge increase' in the number of people coming to the centre for facilities. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins </p>

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'You can’t sleep in this weather': 61 international protection applicants homeless

<p>Capuchin Day Centre manager Alan Bailey said he was told to expect an influx of people at the centre, as IPAs come looking for food and shelter. 'They come in here and they have their hot meal and in the mornings they can have their shower or see our doctor, but we don’t do accommodation,' he said Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins</p>

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Worst conditions ‘ever seen’ for asylum seekers in Ireland

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Here is how much charities got in the past decade from court poor box donations

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Irish Examiner view: Br Kevin Crowley is a living saint

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'An emotional, difficult season': Late Late Show viewers donate over €6m to charities

Papal visit leads to surge in donations

At least 25 new social housing units will be provided for homeless families after the Capuchin Day Centre provided €5m in funding to the Peter McVerry Trust, with the Pope’s visit providing a surge in donations.

Mon, 08 Apr, 2019

At least 2,700 to collect Christmas food parcels in Dublin

Brother Kevin Crowley of Dublin’s Capuchin Day Centre summed up the plight of some children this Christmas by recalling the words of one boy last year: “Brother Kevin, will Santy know where I am this year? Will he be able to find out where I am staying?”

Fri, 22 Dec, 2017

Dentists concerned about level of mouth cancer in homeless people

The Irish Dental Association is joining forces with a number of charities to provide free screening for the disease.

Thu, 14 Sep, 2017

Poor box monies totalled €1.5m last year

Almost €400,000 out of a nationwide total of more than €1.5m was paid into Kerry District Court poor boxes last year.

Mon, 21 Aug, 2017

Almost 3,000 queue for food packages in Dublin

The Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin says there has been huge demand for their Christmas food packages this year.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2016

Judges order almost €1.3m to be paid into poor box

Almost €1.3 million was paid in fines into the court poor box in 2015.

Mon, 15 Aug, 2016

Recession is getting worse, not better, says homeless charity

The recession is not ending — it is getting worse, according to one of the biggest providers of hot meals for homeless people in Dublin.

Tue, 17 Feb, 2015

John Giles, Brother Kevin Crowley to get Freedom of Dublin City

Football pundit John Giles and Brother Kevin Crowley of the Capuchin Day Centre are set to receive the Freedom of the City of Dublin.

Tue, 02 Sep, 2014

Charity fears rough sleeper numbers is at crisis point

There were 177 people found sleeping on the streets of Dublin by a homeless charity on Thursday night.

Sat, 12 Jul, 2014

‘Stop talking and do something for the homeless’

The head of a Capuchin Day Centre, which feeds hundreds of homeless people every day, has appealed to the Government to do something about the crisis — not just talk about it.

Mon, 07 Jul, 2014

Homelessness crisis - We need less talk and more action

The Taoiseach was talking over the weekend about the Government keeping its "compass point fixed on 2016", and then letting the people give their verdict at the polls.

Mon, 07 Jul, 2014

Garda faces community service for data breach

A sacked garda who passed on confidential information and illegally held a shotgun has been ordered to carry out community service in lieu of jail.

Thu, 19 Dec, 2013

Former garda gets community service for accessing confidential information

A sacked garda who passed on confidential information and illegally held a single barrel shot gun in his Meath home has been ordered to carry out community service in lieu of a jail term.

Wed, 18 Dec, 2013

Don’t give burgers to charity, says Capuchin friar

No decision has yet been made on how to dispose of the 10m burgers taken off the shelves due to horsemeat contamination — and one of the country’s busiest emergency food providers has said it would not give them to its clients.

Fri, 18 Jan, 2013

Food bills soar for Dublin's homeless

The food bill to feed Dublin’s homeless has soared to €50,000 a month, it was disclosed today.

Fri, 04 Jun, 2010

€1.4m facility opened to help Dublin’s homeless

An Taoiseach Mr Bertie Ahern TD today officially opened a new €1.4m extension to the Capuchin Day Centre in Dublin’s north inner city.

Mon, 03 Oct, 2005

Swimmer targeting record 56-mile crossing

An Irish man vowed tonight to become the first person ever to swim the gruelling 56-mile channel between Dublin and Holyhead in Wales.

Wed, 04 Aug, 2004