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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

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Homelessness in Ireland rises nearly 4% in a month

The Irish Housing Minister has said that he is seriously concerned, as new figures reveal a rise in the number of homeless people in Ireland. The figures released by the Department of Housing show that in March 9,825 people were homeless. It ...

29 Apr 2022 at 16:49

Local News

Homelessness in Ireland rises nearly 4% in a month

01 May 2022 at 14:53

Number of homeless hits another new record high

National News

Number of homeless hits new record high for third month in a row

The number of homeless people in Ireland has risen to another new record high. The latest figures from the Department of Housing reveal that 12,847 people were in emergency accommodation in July. This is a rise of more than 200 from the ...

25 Aug 2023 at 16:06

National News

Housing construction starts up 11.8% in first seven months of 2023

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has said he expects a mammoth bill to overhaul the planning system to be brought to Cabinet “in the coming weeks”. His comments came as data showed that there was a 22.4% increase in the number of new ...

24 Aug 2023 at 15:24

Number of homeless people in Ireland hits record high

National News

Number of homeless people in Ireland hits new record high

A new record high of 11,632 people are homeless in Ireland according to the latest official figures – which also show almost 3,500 children were in emergency accommodation for Christmas. It means that new peaks have been set for six ...

27 Jan 2023 at 16:07

National News

Focus Ireland launch new campaign that allows Irish homeless to vote

Focus Ireland have launched its Voter Registration Drive Campaign on March 26th in the GPO in Dublin. With support from An Post, using their Addresslink service. This will provide a psotal address and eircode to those that are ...

26 Mar 2024 at 20:35

National News

Homelessness rises to ‘shocking’ record high of almost 11,000

Almost 11,000 people have been recorded as homeless in Ireland, the highest figure ever recorded, new figures show. A total of 10,975 people accessed emergency accommodation in September, a 1.6% increase on previous month, ...

28 Oct 2022 at 18:03

National News

Number of homeless in Ireland hits new high

The number of homeless people in Ireland has hit another high. There were 11,754 homeless people in January, according to the latest figures from the Department of Housing. That total includes 8,323 adults and 3,431 ...

24 Feb 2023 at 15:20

National News

Over 3,000 children living with homelessness - Focus Ireland report shows

Over 3,000 children are living in homelessness in Ireland today, according to a the 2021 annual report from housing charity Focus Ireland. The housing charity helped 1,288 households last year. Focus Ireland said ...

11 Oct 2022 at 13:35

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Carlow homeless figures rise as national figure hits record high

The number of homeless people in Carlow now stands at 35. The figure was confirmed as the number of homeless people in Ireland hit another high in January. This is an increase of 3, on the previous month's ...

25 Feb 2023 at 22:40

National News

Government has shelved comprehensive plan for housing, says union chief

A leading trade unionist has accused the Government of shelving the comprehensive Housing Commission report, claiming that the group has been “disbanded”. Organisations from different sectors, ...

10 Oct 2024 at 14:31

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