Woman homeless for 11 years finally gets a home of her own

Housing charity says it has been easier to house homeless people amid Covid-19 pandemic

Homeless in the Covid-19 era: ‘We all feel a bit queer, clammy, fluey’

Homeless people are a particularly vulnerable group during a pandemic

Homeless services ramp up coronavirus precautions

HSE advises services to have plan in place for dealing with persons who become ill

Number of homeless people drops below 10,000

Decline of more than 700 people between November and December 2019

Dublin City Council pays €195,000 a year for empty building

21 Aungier Street, one of Dublin’s oldest buildings, was leased for homeless hostel but never used

Public meeting breaks up as locals march on site of homeless hostel

About 100 people attend meeting in central Dublin at which majority opposed facility

Over half of homeless men missed education due to expulsion or suspension

Report calls for better student support instead of expelling or suspending pupils

More than 1,400 homeless across rural Ireland, says charity

Peter McVerry Trust report shows more than 12% increase in homelessness outside cities

‘Pimpernel’ Percy undergoing unorthodox preparation for Gold Cup date

Trainer Kelly schooling his star over fences the ‘wrong’ way round at Galway

Housing estate partly funded by water-charge refunds opens

North Co Dublin scheme is the first built by the Peter McVerry Trust for homeless people

Homeless charity to double housing provision in Limerick

Peter McVerry Trust to provide 100 units over the next 18 months

Almost 10,000 in emergency accommodation for Christmas

Minister says increase of 244 in number of people without a home expected due to rough sleeper move

Dublin housing charity winds up after 46 years

Peter McVerry Trust to take over Stepping Stone’s portfolio of 29 homes worth over €8m

Number of rough sleepers in Dublin rises 46 to 156 since spring

Fr Peter McVerry compares homeless problem to a ‘runaway train with no brakes’

Budget 2019: Homebuyers get boost with €310m fund

Mixed reaction to ‘heartbreaking’ provision of €60m for emergency accommodation

Minister targets 600 long-term homeless for housing

‘We will work with local Simon communities, NGOs and the local authorities,’ says Murphy

Jesuits gift Dublin buildings to be converted to social housing

Victorian houses on Sherrard Street will be converted to 16 apartments for the homeless

Charities and business welcome industrial estate rezoning

City councillors urge caution on rezoning of lands for housing

Leaving Cert physics: Students tripped up by light question not feeling fantastic

Wide-ranging exam is well-received by teachers and students

First family secures home in Dublin under repair and lease scheme for landlords

A total of 800 social houses were due to have been provided by the end of 2017

Sharp fall in rough sleeper numbers welcomed by agencies

Charities attribute 40% decrease in people sleeping on streets to emergency bed supply

Over 70 homeless engaged with services for first time during storm

Peter McVerry Trust provided 121 extreme weather beds at a sports hall in Dublin

Freezing weather ‘a clear threat to life’ for people sleeping rough

Homeless charity secure sports centre in emergency response to extreme weather

‘Another cock-up’ or ‘visionary’? Politicians and industry react to the NDP

There is a clear divide between the business and industry sectors and the political sphere

McVerry trust turns sod on its first new builds

Eoghan Murphy opens 16 homes in separate development by Respond! in Coolock

Historic Dublin block to be redeveloped to house homeless

Townsend Street complex will provide permanent homes to 18 homeless adults

Number of people sleeping rough in Dublin reaches record high

Two thirds of those found sleeping rough were in Dublin city centre

‘Providing beds is a reaction to homelessness, providing housing is a response’

The Peter McVerry Trust has adopted the innovative Housing First policy, an internationally recognised solution to homelessness with an 85 per cent success rate, according to its chief executive Pat Doyle

Child homelessness no longer shocks, says Fr Peter McVerry

Lack of investment in housing ‘very frustrating’, says homeless charity’s annual report

Hurricane Ophelia: 200 extra beds set up for rough sleepers

Peter McVerry Trust initiates their emergency response protocols

State should build affordable rental homes, says Peter McVerry Trust

Rising cost of rent is the main source of new homeless cases, new figures deeply worrying

Possible decriminalisation of drugs for personal use welcomed

Proposed move is health-based response to drug use, campaigners note

Leaving Cert physics: Rembrandt and telecommunications in ‘fair’ exam

‘No nasty surprises’ this year as students face wide-ranging test of the syllabus

Abandoned bedsits turned into homes for Dublin's homeless

‘It’s gorgeous, I wasn’t expecting this at all,’ says woman due to move into apartment

Lack of supply pushes rents higher than during the boom

On May 1st there were just 1,074 properties for rent in Dublin on Daft.ie, report finds

Housing and homelessness: a blight on society

Unacceptable that children are condemned to twilight existence in hotel bedrooms

Number of homeless children reaches record high

New figures shows 2,137 children in emergency accommodation in Dublin

Number sleeping rough in Dublin rises 35% in 12 months

Campaigners call for ‘stronger interventions’ with more than 5,300 homeless in capital

Refurbished private housing to be used for Dublin’s homeless

Property owners to get €40,000 grant to restore homes before leasing to local authorities

Conversion of historic Dublin building to homeless hostel stopped

Work to convert protected building halted following heritage department intervention

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