Numbers entering homeless services from direct provision surge since pandemic
People with status ‘squeezed out’ of direct provision and cannot find housing, says advocacy group
Focus Ireland
New record high of almost 17,000 homeless, including 5,321 children
Focus Ireland describes as ‘wrong’ Tánaiste’s comments about migrants without a ‘housing right’ in emergency accommodation
Christmas in emergency housing: ‘No child should ever have to wish for a house off Santy’
Stacy Boyd and three daughters are among more than 16,000 in emergency accommodation for the homeless
Number of homeless people in Ireland reaches new record high in October
Focus Ireland says many children now facing second or third Christmas in emergency accommodation
Emmet Kirwan: ‘The best thing about Ireland is fair-mindedness. The worst? Putting bags of dog poo in a bush’
Actor and playwright on how his career path gave him the most focus and artistic satisfaction
More than half of all homeless families are headed by a lone parent, finds Focus Ireland
Focus Ireland report
The Gate’s Christmas Carol: ‘It’s a different proposition to panto. It has something you can dig your teeth into’
Taking on such a beloved festive text for a family-oriented show brings several challenges
‘We are human beings too’: Homeless singles react to Government housing plan prioritising families
Latest housing strategy involves instructions to council to put long-term homeless families with children at the top of their housing lists
Sr Stan remembered as powerhouse of good who offered ‘hope for the hopeless’
Funeral Mass faithful hear devotion inspired nun’s advocacy, that ‘work had become her prayer’
Sr Stan asked a question in 1985 – it still hasn’t been answered
At the time of her death, more than 16,000 people were in emergency accommodation across the country
Sr Stanislaus Kennedy: An ‘intransigent woman’ with an impulse to help those in distress
Obituary: Her work in favour of the marginalised meant she often clashed with the Catholic Church and drove her to found Focus Ireland
Homeless figure climbs to new record high of more than 16,300 people
Figures do not include rough-sleepers, those in domestic violence refuges, or the ‘hidden homeless’ such as those sofa surfing
Tusla funding boost should be top budget priority, say 150 children’s organisations
Children’s Rights Alliance says child protection and welfare services must be prioritised
‘I didn’t want to live’: Woman who became homeless speaks on rebuilding confidence
Focus Ireland founder Sr Stanislaus Kennedy says successive governments have failed to tackle housing crisis
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