More than 66% of homeless people in Ireland are in Dublin, report finds
Focus Ireland highlights ‘urgent need’ for stronger prevention measures
Homeless Crisis
Alice Leahy: I have learned there is no single story about being homeless
Rite & Reason: Migration, displacement and exile are bringing more people to our services. This, in turn, creates sub-cultures
‘There’s a seismic change looming’: Social housing bodies come under increasing scrutiny
Bigger not-for-profit AHBs have operations on a par with large companies, with assets worth billions of euro and monthly rental income of €10m
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
Non-Irish nationals ‘over-represented’ in homeless services, officials warn
Report raises prospect of surge in social housing demand as people qualify after five years’ residence in the State
Alice Leahy on 50 years helping the homeless: ‘State has nicely offloaded responsibility’
Veteran campaigner emphasises the lack of compassion in how people bereft of a home are treated
Dublin’s homeless costs to top €400m next year
No reduction in homelessness expected in 2026 as more than €50m added to the capital’s budget
Additional €152m sought this year to pay for accommodation for homeless
Department of Housing seeking extra funding of nearly €299m over its original budget for 2025
Left’s unity from Catherine Connolly campaign faces its first big tests
Many quote Brendan Behan and suggest the first item on the agenda for a left alliance will be the split. They said the same about the Catherine Connolly campaign
‘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
New housing plan promises 300,000 new homes. Can it deliver?
In the News podcast: Government launches its ‘Delivering Homes, Building Communities' plan
Put long-term homeless families with children at top of housing queue, councils told
Government shifts focus in effort to reduce number of children in emergency accommodation
New housing plan criticised by Opposition leaders: ‘It does not tackle key problems’
Plan announcement comes against backdrop of a fall in new housing commencements
Long-awaited housing plan to be unveiled against backdrop of fall in new commencements
Plans for additional €400m support from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund for developers
Aspiring homeowners advised to ‘hang in there’ by Minister ahead of new housing plan
James Browne says the plan will aim to deliver a ‘real shift in how we get housing moving in this country’
What do we know about the Government’s new housing plan?
The delayed plan aims to deliver 90,000 ‘starter homes’ over the next five years. But how?
Abode review: A sincere Irish Christmas movie about home and the absence of it
Liam O Mochain’s film is alert to tragedies of being unhoused but remains open to reassuring sentimentality
‘She was our why’: Sr Stan remembered by Focus Ireland cafe staff
Sr Stanislaus Kennedy founded the 365-day Dublin coffee shop for homeless people to seek advice and information
Government’s new housing plan will affect property valuations for years, auctioneers say
Number of people homeless reached another record high, surpassing 16,500 for the first time, including more than 5,200 children
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
Piotr Torng was held in the Dublin city morgue for six months. No one came forward
Most obvious and troubling example of our ability to ‘unsee’ is surely our capacity not to see the homeless
‘It’s breaking my heart’: Woman living with children in hostel facing two-year wait for home
‘Our whole life has been turned upside down,’ says mother of three
Homelessness figures reach another record high as total passes 16,500
More than 5,200 children from 2,443 families in emergency accommodation
Rental homes available under State Hap scheme fall again, survey shows
Only 24 properties available to rent across 16 areas, Simon Communities of Ireland report finds
McVerry Trust saga could yet have a happy ending if it forces State to take responsibility
McVerry Trust’s almost-demise is not going to encourage other NGOs to risk substantially increasing the amount of emergency accommodation they provide
Workers ‘royally screwed’ with ‘sweet package’ for big landlords in Budget 2026, says Sinn Féin
Social Democrats say Government delivered ‘McBudget’ giveaway for fast food chains and developers
Chicken breasts that were €5 now cost over €12: Ireland’s soaring prices since 2021
In advance of Budget 2026, Conor Pope calculates how prices have climbed since 2021
Uncertainty over construction projects is ‘forcing Irish expertise to go abroad’
Despite housing crisis, there are 170,000 construction workers compared to 237,000 in Celtic Tiger
Practice of leaving asylum seekers to sleep rough must end, groups demand
More than 100 organisations nationwide urge Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan to act
Peter McVerry Trust is still not complying with regulatory standards, housing committee hears
Political scrutiny of homeless charity follows Government provision of €15m to keep it afloat
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
Families at risk of homelessness may have another chance to avail of tenant-in-situ scheme
Minister for Housing tells local authorities they can proceed with more acquisitions of properties
Inquest into homeless man’s death adjourned due to uncertainty over identity
No one at the inquest could confirm Piotr Torng had ever provided official documentation with his identity
State paid over €400m to private emergency accommodation providers in three months
McEnaney Group was paid €19 million for providing accommodation to refugees and homeless
The GAA serves communities well, but don’t expect it to solve the housing crisis
Big ideas around provision of homes and fighting depopulation presume all GAA members are motivated to do good
‘We have gone back to basics’: McVerry Trust seeks reset after finance issues and bailout
Organisation unveils newly refurbished housing complex on Townsend Street in Dublin
Dublin Simon Community in the ‘eye of homeless crisis’ as it expands services
Charity’s annual report cites 25% increase in demand for rough-sleeper outreach team
LDA will make only ‘minor contribution’ to housing targets in near term, report finds
Agency advised to consider private sale of affordable housing and land
‘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
Middle-aged renters: ‘At this age, unless I won the Lotto, how would I afford anything?’
Average asking rents are now twice what they were at the peak of the Celtic Tiger period. At the 2002 census, 27 was the age at which more than half of householders owned their own home. In 2022, it was 36
Conor McGregor pleads for support for presidential bid in new video
MMA fighter says local politicians ‘the backbone of our communities’ as he criticises Government for failing to respect ‘proclamation’
A decade ago homelessness was branded a ‘crisis’, so why are numbers still climbing?
For the first time, the number of homeless children has climbed above 5,000
More than 5,000 children in emergency accommodation as homelessness hit new high
Number of people homeless surpasses 16,000 for the first time with crisis most acute in Dublin
‘I just need a home’ - homeless Dublin mother of two waiting years for a place of her own
‘I just need a home’ - homeless Dublin mother of two waiting years for a place of her own
Donald Trump says homeless people must leave Washington DC ‘immediately’
National Guard to be deployed in US capital, says official
How affordable housing in Dublin’s north inner city has rapidly changed to homeless accommodation
History of Drumcondra building highlights ‘unvirtuous circle’ in Dublin city housing, says councillor
Sarah McInerney’s Liveline: A broadcaster who knows when to speak, when to listen
Radio: Arena’s send-off for Seán Rocks has the same depth and range which he made the programme’s playbook for so many years
Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney family group was paid €24m in three months for homeless and refugee housing
McEnaney Group growing fast with tens of millions in turnover and growing property portfolio, public documents show
Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney group earns more than €10m in three months for housing Dublin homeless
Change in council policy sees first disclosure of payments to providers of emergency accommodation for homeless
Homeless numbers hit new record high of 15,915
Latest figures do not include rough sleepers or unaccommodated asylum seekers
Three arrested at Dublin rally over Government’s attitude to immigration and homelessness
‘House the Irish. House the immigrants, but house the Irish first,’ says protester
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