Government envisions a ‘housing led approach’ to homeless crisis
A move away from overnight hostel accommodation and towards longer-term housing is being considered in the hopes of tackling homelessness.
View ArticleColumn: We are not approaching a homeless crisis, we are here – the crisis is...
We have never before had a housing crisis of this scale that affects such a wide spectrum of people, writes Catherine Murphy TD.
View Article“I’m just terrified, I don’t know if I’ll make it in a hostel.”
Council offices in Blanchardstown were occupied by protesters this morning, including one woman who said she’d be without a home within weeks…
View Article‘If it wasn’t for friends, I’d literally be on the streets’
EPIC has warned that young care leavers are at an increased risk of homelessness.
View Article‘The homeless tsunami has arrived’ as Dublin numbers reach new high
…And the figures haven’t dropped once in the last six months.
View Article‘The government needs to act now’: Demand for homeless service up 25%
Focus Ireland helped 10,000 people last year who were on the streets or at risk of becoming homeless.
View Article‘I was boiling pasta and eggs in the kettle just to feed the kids’
Bridget and her two children lived in temporary accommodation over a pub when they became homeless, sharing a toilet with customers.
View Article‘NAMA’ hotel to house homeless Dublin families
Ministers have signed off on a raft of measures to combat homelessness — including a new ‘Nite Café’.
View ArticleThe number of people sleeping rough in Dublin has just had the biggest...
Has the crisis been averted?
View ArticleBuilding in central Dublin occupied without permission by homeless group
The Irish Housing Network plans to occupy other State-owned buildings.
View ArticleThese two figures show why people are so worried about the Dublin crisis
Homeless outreach groups have been calling on the government to reconvene the Dáil to deal with the crisis.
View ArticleDublin hotel tells homeless family not to use front door
Families in emergency accommodation were issued with strict rules restricting their access to hotel facilities.
View ArticleAlan Kelly thinks Fr McVerry says ‘nothing positive’. But the campaigner’s...
The minister tasked with solving the homeless crisis and the high-profile activist don’t appear to have any working relationship.
View ArticlePoll: Would you support the building of prefab homes for the homeless in your...
It’s a new plan being considered by a number of councils in Dublin.
View Article‘Someone needs to call a halt to this right now. The crisis is worsening...
Almost 5,000 people are now in emergency accommodation.
View ArticlePatient facing eviction says he’s going on hunger strike to “shame” the...
Brian Nason says he can’t find somewhere to live because he’s on rent allowance.
View ArticleGardaí shut down stall handing out food and clothes to homeless in Dublin
Gardaí say March For The Homeless must secure the correct permits.
View ArticleConor McGregor to donate €50,000 in aid of homeless crisis in Ireland
The UFC star will appear alongside teammates at the Wright Venue in Dublin.
View ArticleEnda Kenny sat on a bench with a homeless man for 20 minutes this weekend
He told the story during the Fine Gael presidential dinner yesterday evening.
View ArticleIn a south Dublin park, three men and a dog bed down for the night
Frustrated with the city’s homeless services, the three walk the tracks each night to make camp in the suburbs.
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