The Dublin Region Homeless Executive is already trying to put contingency plans in place to find rooms for families living in hotels that are due to close over the Christmas period or have been booked out in advance.

Michael Noonan and Alan Kelly haveclaimed Ireland’s housing crisis shows the nation is a victim of its own success.

Labour leader Joan Burton has been criticised for being “completely out of touch” after releasing a ‘feelgood’ video, which suggests that families now have more disposable income thanks to her party’s policies.

I noticed that the trees at the corner of Merrion Square, which blocked the view of the sculpture of Oscar Wilde, have just been cleared.

Focus Ireland is calling on the Government to invest €500m in the upcoming Budget to help tackle Ireland's growing homelessness and affordable housing crisis.

After a young man died in a doorway during freezing conditions, a homeless charity said it was extremely worried about people sleeping rough during the current cold snap.

I read with interest the letters of Roughan MacNamara and Phelim Warren (Letters, Jun 25) about Roy Keane’s comments on Irish fans after the defeat by Spain in Euro 2012.

Roy Keane and others are mistaken to believe our fans at Euro 2012 were celebrating defeat or just along for the sing song.

Focus Ireland agrees with the grave concerns of Dick Brady, assistant city Manager of Dublin City Council, over the impact of cuts to homeless funding of 5% to 10% as reported in Jennifer Hough’s article of Feb 20.

The Government’s new national aftercare policy for vulnerable young people leaving state care does not have the resources to be implemented and the Child Care Act is a “hollow guarantee” for this group, child protection experts have warned.

THE Green party leader John Gormley assures us there was “no other option” but to cut welfare payments in the budget.

SOARING house prices, unemployment and child access problems are linked to Ireland’s growing suicide rates among young men, a study has found.