A ‘gentle giant’: Man who died in Galway homeless hostel leaves estate of almost €1.3m
Victor Spaggiari, a well-known local personality, died in city’s Fairgreen Hostel in 2024
Homeless Crisis
Archbishop of Dublin criticises ‘exploitative’ landlords and denial of right to housing in Ireland
Dermot Farrell says ‘young people have all but given up the hope of having a home of their own’
‘It’s like going for a coffee with a friend’: Finding mental health solace in a cafe
Solace cafes aim to provide an alternative to traditional psychiatric emergency care
Pressure on frontline services
Without urgent Government action, rising demand will continue to place frontline services under increasing strain
Government priorities
It seems the most serious issues facing the Republic are the least urgent for this Government
‘The trauma, for kids especially, is huge’: A family’s struggle to get out of homelessness
David Carroll says rising rents, cost-of-living issues and mental health difficulties are putting people under increasing pressure
Affordable housing is a human right, not a privilege
We are at the point of societal breakdown as this crisis deepens
Bulldozers sweep across Electric Picnic site as mammoth clean-up operation begins
Local homelessness charity has sorted through the rubbish in search of serviceable sleeping bags that can be washed and reused
Homelessness overtakes addiction as main issue for Ana Liffey service users
‘The sense that we are all only one pay cheque away from the risk of homelessness really resonates,’ charity’s chief executive says
Number of homeless people in State increases to more than 17,500, data shows
But Department of Housing figures indicate falling numbers of single adults without accommodation in Dublin
Single adults and over-45s are among those overlooked in the housing crisis
When will the Government listen and take action?
Man who ‘destroyed’ doorway to primary school banned from parts of Ennis town centre
Civil exclusion order is one of a number obtained against four men due to antisocial behaviour
TV guide: the best new shows to watch this week
Highlights include An Irish Atlantic Rainforest, Beat the Lotto and Policing Dublin City
‘London is rocket fuel for a career’
Wild Geese: Ryan McKiernan is managing director of a social enterprise in the UK capital that tackles homelessness through hospitality
Mould, pests and fire alarm issues noted during inspections of homeless accommodation
Records show array of issues at properties inspected on behalf of Dublin Regional Homeless Executive
Micheál Martin urged to fully fund ‘game-changer’ homeless centre in Dublin
Dublin Simon Community says facility at Usher’s Island could, in addition to other benefits, help ease hospital overcrowding
Removal of rough sleepers for Belfast Fleadh and demolition of bunker under Hitler’s chancellery
Plus: Residents campaign against Fingal’s proposed Dunsink City Quarter and the €10,000-winner at the Dublin Horse Show
Belfast’s homeless out of sync with success of Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2026
‘Where a lot of the events are taking place, there’s rough sleepers who call the streets their home’
Rough sleepers ‘moved’ from Belfast city centre during Fleadh festival
Belfast homeless charity says rough sleepers threatened with arrest near festival
MetroLink: Can the public trust the State with another project of this scale?
The national children’s hospital project has seriously damaged trust
Homeless man found dead in Dublin waste depot was friends with pair who died in Grand Canal
Andrew Haire (35) remembered as ‘lovely’ and ‘quiet’ by homeless service providers who knew him
Homelessness ‘risk’ for hundreds of refugee families sparks exchange between Ministers
Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan downplayed concerns of a Cabinet colleague and said refugees were moving to Dublin because of a ‘desire to live in this region’
Homeless people evacuated from protected Temple Bar buildings amid structural concerns
Accommodation owned by firm associated with former Monaghan manager Séamus McEnaney
‘I looked at what drink had done to my mam, and said I’d never end up like that. But I did’
Alcohol darkened Jennifer’s entire childhood in north Co Dublin, paving the way to her own addictions later on
‘Medically fragile’ man evacuated to Dublin from Gaza forced to move to Kilkenny despite need for hospital treatment
Amir Wali and his family say relocation to Kilkenny is unsuitable on medical, psychological, educational and practical grounds
Number of people in emergency accommodation falls for first time since Covid
Homeless numbers remain 11% higher than a year ago
‘As an older person, it is very scary’: Rise in homeless people aged 65 or older
Figures show 265 people aged 65 or older, of whom 146 in Dublin, in emergency accommodation during April
‘Emergency response’ to homeless crisis, including possible no-fault evictions ban, needed, says committee
More than 17,500 people, including 5,604 children, were in emergency accommodation in April, latest figures show
Council says €6m guesthouse will pay for itself due to cost of homeless accommodation
Dublin City Council bought 20-bedroom Avondale House on Gardiner Street in north inner city for emergency housing
‘Very disturbing’: How Ireland’s far right has opened new front by targeting Dublin’s council homes
The far right is hijacking anger on working-class Dublin estates over a shortage of council houses by vandalising vacant properties
School holidays ‘highly challenging’ for thousands of homeless children as rates rise again
Weekly snapshot does not consider overcrowded housing, refuges, couch-surfing, sleeping rough or IPAS
Taoiseach criticised for remarks linking immigration to homeless numbers
Micheál Martin said more than 50 per cent of people in emergency accommodation were non-Irish
Growing up in care: ‘I remember a lot of people not being allowed to be friends with me in school’
Four young adults who have spent time in Ireland’s care system tell Patrick Freyne about their lives
Dublin building vacant for more than six years to be used for homeless families
Avalon House, a protected structure, was previously earmarked for largest Peter McVerry hostel
What if carers and the homeless drove tractors through Ireland’s streets?
How successful is Ireland if success is measured by how its marginalised are treated?
These figures tell the real story of Fianna Fáil’s impact on housing
In 2020, about half of all houses appeared in an estate agent’s window for sale; in 2025, that figure was fewer than one in three
Homelessness is trapping people in sexually abusive situations, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre says
Some people ‘feared being made homeless should they speak up or act against housemates or live-in landlords who were sexually abusive’
‘Powerful and heartbreaking’: A couch is what Ireland’s homeless children say they want most
Focus Ireland says the desires of children in homelessness accommodation – for more space, better beds and sheets, and that staff don’t shout at them – are ‘very basic’ demands
Foreign online activity during fuel protests ‘canary in coal mine’, says FG Minister
Government must consider response to potential protests during EU presidency, Neale Richmond says
Thousands told to leave Ipas centres by July as ‘no longer entitled’ to live there
Correspondence issued to 475 families and more than 1,000 single adults with legal right to remain in Ireland
Pregnant rough sleepers, autism charity controversy and a seagull screeching competition
Early Edition with Aideen Finnegan
Five pregnant women forced to sleep rough among those who gave birth at NMH in 2025
Having a baby while living in emergency accommodation one of top five reasons for new family homelessness in Dublin in 2025
Child homelessness should be front-page news
A reader argues Ireland’s housing crisis should lead the national conversation
Child homelessness up by 19% since last year, new figures show
Number of people in emergency accommodation in Ireland reaches 17,517, another record high
Understanding Homelessness in Ireland Since Independence: A gruelling but valuable history
Eoin O’Sullivan, Mike Allen and Sarah Sheridan’s study is essential reading for anyone with a role to play in breaking vicious cycle of persistent problem
One in 10 of Ireland’s homeless is in emergency accommodation on one street, Dáil told
Some 7,000 of State’s 16,000 homeless in Dublin’s north inner city
Housing charity concerned at risk to tenants under modular home plan
Threshold raises concerns over proposed planning exemption and rent-a-room changes
More than 1,300 who left direct provision in last two years sought emergency accommodation
Report indicated figures did not include households that presented to services due to a grant of family reunification
As Ireland’s population ages, Alone looks to more than double its reach in next four years
There will be 1.6 million people aged 65 and over in Ireland in 15 years’ time
Report finds 124 people died while homeless in 2022 and most died alone
Number of deaths while homeless rose by almost one third over four years
Is Ireland the worst run country in Europe?
There is no cost control. And no one seems to care about what we are getting for all this spending
Homeless figures and struggles of Defence Forces veterans a ‘sad reflection’, says President
Catherine Connolly told anniversary gathering there was a ‘complete lack of awareness of the issues facing veterans’
Homeless figures rise again to 17,308, a 12.5% increase in one year
Latest data does not include sofa-surfers, those sharing overcrowded homes, in domestic violence refuges or sleeping rough
‘One last blast’: Protest singer Martin Leahy’s 200th and final housing crisis gig at Leinster House
West Cork activist retires his Thursday performances, where he sang Everyone Should Have a Home
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