Irish Examiner view: Charities fill gap left by the State

Focus Ireland deliver more than 1,100 homes and help almost 400 households avoid homelessness

Focus Ireland helped more than 1,100 households get a new home during the year.

It is of course to be celebrated that Focus Ireland helped more than 1,100 households get a new home during the year coming to an end.

Launching a Christmas appeal the charity said 940 of those homes were delivered since the pandemic arrived among us.