The organisation’s 2018 annual report shows that 16,776 people sought help last year, including 2,834 families and 5,331 children

A forklift operator, who stole a replica head of one of the Twelve Apostles from the National Wax Museum, has been remanded on bail pending sentence.

The deaths of three people on the streets of Cork in just six weeks highlights the need for an additional accommodation centre for the homeless in the city according to Fianna Fáil.

A very special multi-course dinner in aid of two Cork charities will see four Cork Michelin-starred chefs come together, writes Joe McNamee.

The Cork Simon Annual Fundraising Ball is set to raise up to €100,000 to support men and women in Cork affected by homelessness.

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.

Consumer advice with Gráinne McGuinness

Fifteen people were arrested in Cork City centre over the weekend as part of an ongoing garda operation targeting suspected organised begging activity.

Christmas FM has announced that it has exceeded all previous fundraising targets by raising more than €360,000 for Focus Ireland this year.

Cork Simon relies heavily on fundraising by ordinary people embracing the extraordinary time that is Christmas, writes John Tynan

Christmas FM returns to the airwaves at lunchtime today, playing continuous Christmas classics right up to December 25.

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

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today

Students endured a night class with a difference last night to help the homeless.

Since its inception 35 years ago, an event run by Cork Lions Club has raised more than €400,000 for various worthy causes.

Homelessness protesters have defended a rush-hour banner protest over the Jack Lynch tunnel in Cork yesterday, insisting it never posed a danger to traffic.

At a forum organised by the Simon Communities in Dublin, the charity argued the issue of housing and homelessness was now “out of control” and needed immediate Government intervention.

The Simon Communities of Ireland are gathering experts for a forum today on what they call the country's "housing and homelessness crisis".

I was a very mouthy kid, the youngest of five and very precocious.

Cork Simon, experiencing a doubling of numbers sleeping rough in the city, has issued a special appeal for support ahead of its biggest annual fundraiser.

The number of homeless people living in emergency accommodation in the Cork/Kerry region has increased by almost 7% since the start of the summer.

The rise in the homeless population has been highlighted by a 17% increase, last year, in the number of people availing of services provided countrywide by the Simon communities

There has been a 41% increase in the number of people accessing the Simon Community’s services in the past two years.

Emergency accommodation for the homeless in Cork is to get a cash injection which should mean no-one sleeping rough on the city’s streets by Christmas.

The emergency summit to be held today on the homelessness crisis is likely to focus on short-term measures that can be implemented quickly, the Department of the Environment has said.

Homeless charities have warned that Cork is facing a rough sleeping crisis this winter because of a chronic lack of housing.

At just 20 years of age it is undeniably a relic from another age, already long consigned to the past.

Book a consultation with an architect and get advice on building or renovating, writes Tommy Barker, all in aid of the Simon Community.

The great Indian nationalist Mahatma Gandhi once declared that “the true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members”.

Darren Shan is a hugely successful writer living in rural Limerick. He spoke to John Rainsford about his new book Zom-B Angels, the fourth in the series

As we approach Christmas and the celebrations to mark it, it is worth giving some consideration to what is done to ensure that people without a home are given the supports and services they deserve.

As many as 10 new people presented to Dublin Simon’s homeless services every day last year — and the trend has continued into 2012.

US attorneys general in 55 areas who claim there was a conspiracy to fix electronic book prices say they have got on board with a $69m (€55m) settlement of anti-trust claims against three publishers.

The Simon Community was left more than €1m in wills last year.

The abundance of L Tupa is welcome during the summer, Charlie Wilkins reports.

ATTENTION to detail can be lifesaving.

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

HOMELESS charity Simon worked with at least 4,500 people who were homeless or at serious risk of homelessness in 2009, it has said.

Susan Boyle is set to splash out £300,000 (€333,500) on a new house.

The Simon Community is bracing itself for greater numbers turning to its services next year.

The Simon Communities of Ireland today warned of the devastating impact that further cuts to key funding could have on those at risk of homelessness.

CHARITABLE spirits from across the country pledged food and money to the Capuchin friary where 700 people this week queued for basic food supplies.

HELPING to open doors — to those who aspire to better designed houses, modest extensions or even a storage solution, as well as to the homeless, that’s the aim of the forthcoming RIAI Simon Open Door Day.