New figures released this evening show the number of people sleeping rough in Dublin has increased to 156.

Almost two thirds of clients who took part in a pilot study run by Dublin Simon said they had made at least one previous suicide attempt.

The country’s first supervised injecting centre (SIC) has been delayed, and could be pushed well into next year, if planning permission is needed.

Martin O'Neill has named his starting team to face Moldova this evening.

Three years ago, Tara McNeill was sleeping rough and addicted to drugs and alcohol.

Update - 3.01pm: The Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has extended his sympathies to the families of the two homeless people who died yesterday.

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

A primary school and local residents have failed in their efforts to prevent Dublin Simon Community from securing planning permission for a 70-bed recovery centre for homeless drug addicts and alcoholics at Usher’s Island in the inner city.

Update 10.33am: The Dublin Simon Community has today officially launched their #LongestDay campaign.

Taxes should be slapped on Dublin's 35,000 empty homes as the number of rough sleepers in the capital soars, homelessness campaigners have said.

Kerrie O’Brien, reading at the Winter Warmers event in Cork this weekend, has also put together a book in aid of the homeless, writes Eoghan O’Sullivan

The Dublin Simon Community is opening a new counselling service in Dublin today.

Housing Minister Simon Coveney has appealed to religious congregations to donate properties for social housing after nuns and priests gave the State facilities for families.

A government decision to increase rent supplement has been deemed too little, too late and possibly even a gift for landlords to allow them hike rents further.

Sixteen years ago, Glenn Gannon was homeless and alone, sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin, when a kindhearted stranger gave him the inspiration he needed to turn his life around.

The company behind taxi booking app eCab Dublin has pledged to raise much needed funds for the homeless community this Christmas.

ABDEL Haffid Bensaada is proof that interventions can bring people out of homelessness.

A homeless man and his dog have left the streets to be part of a groundbreaking study to encourage sheltered accommodation providers to accept pets.

Kodaline joined up with the High Hopes Choir to sing their famous "High Hopes" yesterday outside the GPO in Dublin.

Kodaline joined up with the High Hopes Choir to sing their famous "High Hopes" yesterday outside the GPO in Dublin.

Businesses in the South Georgian Quarter of Dublin have objected to the opening of a new hostel for the homeless, which would be located 400 metres from the Merrion Hotel.

The homeless crisis in Dublin is proving to be lucrative for hotel and other accommodation providers.

The Simon Community has said the Government's plan to end longterm homelessness by 2016 is now unachievable.

Dublin Simon Community has received an early Christmas present – a new van has been donated to replace one stolen in October.

Government funding for homeless services has fallen by almost 20% in only three years with Dublin bearing the brunt of the cutbacks.

Thieves who stole a van used to provide services to the homeless have been urged to hand it back.

The number of people sleeping rough on the streets of inner city Dublin has increased by 88% since last year.

The past five years have been gruelling for local and national charities scrambling to maintain services while trying not to add to the burden on contributors who are themselves enduring difficult economic times.

The number of people sleeping rough on the streets of inner city Dublin has increased by 88% since last year, a new report has revealed.

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.

A six-figure bequest was among €1m in wills received by a homeless agency last year.

CHARITIES have declared the past year one of their toughest ever, as they faced record demand for services while public donations came under severe strain.

The growth in Irish exports is likely to be hit by the slowdown in the world economy, according to the latest National Irish Bank FDI report.

RYANAIR has started its search for a charity partner to receive the entire sales proceeds (up to €100,000) from the 2012 edition of its Cabin Crew Charity Calendar.

DONATIONS to Dublin Simon Community (DSC) last year fell by more than €500,000, or by almost 40%, as homelessness increased across the capital.

FORMER Miss World Rosanna Davison has promised to donate some of her €80,000 libel award to the Dublin Simon Community.