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Narrow definition of homelessness failing to respond to true nature of crisis

Homelessness in Ireland is being defined in a relatively narrow way, and is failing to respond to the true nature of homelessness, a report has stated. The report found that homelessness focused on people sleeping rough and the number and duration ...

19 Sept 2022 at 16:05

‘No apology was sought’ from campaigner over evictions comment – Varadkar

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Homelessness campaigner apologises to Taoiseach over evictions comment

The Taoiseach has said that an apology was not sought from a homelessness campaigner who claimed that the housing minister had been overruled on wanting to extend the eviction ban. Peter McVerry apologised to Leo Varadkar after claiming he had ...

05 Apr 2023 at 19:55

National News

Darragh O’Brien says homelessness ‘first thing’ on his mind each morning

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has said homelessness rates in Ireland are the “first thing” he thinks about every morning, as the country reached a new record of people in emergency accommodation. There were 13,841 people accessing ...

28 Mar 2024 at 22:52

National News

Record level of children and adults in emergency accommodation

A record number of 13,841 people were accessing emergency homeless accommodation by the end of February, according to the latest figures. This includes 4,170 children – also the highest number ever recorded. The children come from 1,...

28 Mar 2024 at 16:13

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Leitrim among counties with fewest number of homeless people - new report

A new report on the number of homeless people in the country has been labelled as "shocking" by a homelessness charity. Focus Ireland made the comment on their X (formerly Twitter) page today (December 5), following the release of ...

05 Jan 2024 at 16:36

National News

Charities furious as 'shocking' new report reveals worsening Irish homeless crisis

05 Jan 2024 at 16:12

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Number of homeless people in the West reaches 159, 29 of them are children

The number of people officially homeless in Ireland has reached another record high, with 13,179 consisting of 9188 Adults and 3991 children in local authority-managed accommodation at the end of October 2023. This figure ...

24 Nov 2023 at 21:30

National News

Government urged to tackle 'prevalent' human trafficking in Ireland by charity organisations

Most homeless charities believe they are encountering victims of human trafficking through their work but have insufficient knowledge to help them, new research suggests. On Monday, homelessness charity Depaul, in ...

22 Apr 2024 at 11:25

National News

Thousands take to Dublin streets to highlight housing crisis

Thousands of people have taken part in a protest in Dublin to highlight the country’s housing crisis, with demonstrators calling for immediate action from the Government to address the shortage of housing. The ...

26 Nov 2022 at 17:14

National News

Government ‘obscuring cost’ of failure to reduce homelessness – Focus Ireland

Focus Ireland has accused the Government of “obscuring the cost” of its failure to reduce homelessness. The charity said that organisations working in the sector are left “permanently on the edge of crisis”. ...

03 Sept 2024 at 14:37

National News

Fact check: Photograph of homeless person on Dublin street was taken in 2019

An image circulating online appears to show a homeless person sleeping next to an election poster for Fine Gael leader and Taoiseach Simon Harris. As well as being shared by individuals, the image has been ...

12 Nov 2024 at 09:43

Northern Ireland

Concern raised over tents in Dublin as Storm Darragh approaches

Concern has been raised over asylum seekers sleeping in tents in Dublin city centre as Storm Darragh brings strong winds and heavy rains to the island of Ireland. The storm will bring strong and gusty ...

05 Dec 2024 at 17:50

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