'He’s so content going to bed at night': Homeless mother says getting a house has made her young son 'so happy'

Focus Ireland helped about 18,800 people who were homeless or at risk of losing their homes in 2025, an increase of 4.4% on 2024.

Focus Ireland helped about 18,800 people who were homeless or at risk of losing their homes in 2025, an increase of 4.4% on 2024.

A mother who was homeless has said getting the keys to her new home has transformed her young son.

Savannah Nguyen lived in emergency accommodation in 2024, which she said was “far away and isolating”, before going to a family hub, closer to where she is from in Dublin.

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