Homelessness
17 days agoThousands gather in Phoenix Park to race against the homeless epidemic
Over 2,000 people turned out this morning for the Dublin Simon Community's Home Run.
24 days ago'Focus must be on preventing homelessness', as number of homeless children tops 3,000 for first time
"We can only do so much…The Minister has to introduce the policies to prevent (these families) becoming homeless."
25 days agoLatest: Minister says there are 'signs of progress' for homelessness crisis
Latest: The Housing Minister has said any one family in emergency accommodation is a family too many.
28 days agoSimon Community reports reduction in health funding for larger number of homeless people
There has been a 10% reduction in health funding for homeless people since 2008, according to the Simon Community.
29 days agoCentre reports major rise in numbers of homeless unable to access emergency accommodation
There has been an alarming increase in the number of homeless people having problems accessing emergency accommodation.
34 days agoIf you saw these in Dublin overnight, here's why
#MyNameIs
34 days agoUnions call for local-authority led programme to generate 50,000 social housing units
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions is calling on the Government to declare a housing emergency.
40 days agoFocus Ireland’s hard-hitting video on youth homelessness has made a big impact on social media
Focus Ireland has today launched a hard-hitting short film to highlight the terrible crisis of young people becoming homeless when leaving state care at 18 and it has received a warm welcome on social media this evening.
45 days agoLatest: Dublin Councillor criticises plan to move homeless people to rural areas
Update 9.45am: A City Councillor has said that relocating homeless Dubliners to rural Ireland is not the solution to the housing crisis.
46 days agoLatest: Housing Minister confronted by protestors who 'don't believe he can cope with homeless crisis'
Latest: The Government will announce immediate changes to their housing strategy later, according to the Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy.
49 days ago18 children 'born into homelessness' last year
Eighteen babies were born into homelessness last year, according to DePaul.
50 days agoMotion put forward for book of condolence for homeless deaths as #MyNameis campaign tours
An emergency motion has been put forward to open a book of condolences for three homeless people who died in the past week.
50 days agoTeachers' union backs campaign demanding more supports for homeless children
Homelessness is having a significant impact on children’s schooling, the Education Minister has been warned today.
51 days agoHousing Minister finalising review of Rebuilding Ireland in order to tackle homeless 'crisis'
The Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy says people should not be dying on the streets.
53 days agoLatest: Dublin City Councillor claims a third homeless person died in Dublin last week
Update - 3.01pm: The Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has extended his sympathies to the families of the two homeless people who died yesterday.
54 days agoTaoiseach asked why some homeless kids still have to do homework in hotels
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said the Government is committed to ending child homelessness.
56 days agoPeter McVerry Trust calls for increase in rapid build homes to tackle homelessness
Houses could be built in as little as three months if rapid build was executed properly, according to the Peter McVerry Trust.
70 days agoMinister promises homeless children presenting with difficulties will get treatment
The Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has given his assurances that homeless children will be rehabilitated once they are re-homed.
74 days agoMinister denies Government tried to underplay scale of homeless crisis
The Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has responded to claims that the Government is trying to downplay the scale of the homeless crisis.
74 days agoSt Vincent de Paul calls for urgent action on homeless crisis following CSO figures
The Society of St Vincent de Paul is calling for urgent action to deal with the homeless crisis.
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