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Homeless

Courts

Homeless charity worker jailed for six months after carrying a knife on the Luas

20 hrs ago

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Housing

Junior housing minister says homelessness crisis 'a really difficult challenge to tackle'

29 Jun

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child homelessness

Ombudsman 'exasperated' over repeated warnings on lifelong impact homelessness can have on children

Updated 24 Jun

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The Morning Lead

Call for more injecting centres as high rate of preventable homeless deaths are drug-related

“If you are alone, there’s no one to call an ambulance or give you first aid,” said researcher Dr Suzi Lyons.

Mairead Maguire

20 May

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Focus Ireland

Majority of State spending on homelessness directed toward emergency accommodation

25 Mar

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Dublin City

Council wants tighter regulation of soup runs but says it's 'not the intention' to ban them

Updated 6 Jan

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Homelessness

Number of people in emergency accommodation rises above 15,000 for the first time

Updated 23 hrs ago

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138

Homelessness

Record 14,486 in emergency accommodation, including 4,419 children

Updated 27 Sep 2024

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DePaul

'I feel humiliated': Man barricaded inside homeless hostel bedroom for past week

17 Aug 2024

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Homelessness

Opposition slams Government 'inaction' as homeless numbers reach new record high

Updated 28 Jun 2024

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Merchants Quay Ireland

'They see no way out': 113% jump in homeless people seeking mental health support from charity

17 Jun 2024

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Emergency Accommodation

Number of people homeless in Ireland passes a record 14,000

9,803 adults and 4,206 children were in emergency accommodation in April.

31 May 2024

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The Morning Lead

'Whether they're from Donegal or Senegal, it makes no difference': A night at the Lighthouse café

Hundreds of homeless people, from Ireland and further afield, visit the Dublin centre every day for food, clothes and friendship.

The centre provides a range of supports to homeless people and asylum seekers

"We need to remember it’s people who are actually inside the tents. These are human beings."

Órla Ryan

19 May 2024

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Dublin

Homeless man had granite dropped 28 feet onto his head during row with teens at Luas station

13 May 2024

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Homelessness

Homelessness: 13,866 people in emergency accommodation last month

Updated 26 Apr 2024

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DePaul

Lack of awareness in homelessness sector about possibility of men being trafficked, report finds

22 Apr 2024

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Homelessness

Homelessness: Record 4,170 children in emergency accommodation last month

9,671 adults and 4,170 children were in emergency accommodation in February.

Updated 28 Mar 2024

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Cold Weather

Emergency accommodation offered to homeless asylum seekers ends, despite freezing temperatures forecast

3 Mar 2024

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Homeless figures

More than 4,000 children are now homeless according to latest Govt figures

23 Feb 2024

4.1k

The Morning Lead

Council responding as 'matter of urgency' to concerns over sex offenders placed in hostel

Some residents are understood to have said they felt threatened over the placements.

Eoghan Dalton

3 Feb 2024

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Homelessness

13,318 people in emergency accommodation in December, a 13.5% increase on previous year

Updated 26 Jan 2024

7.5k

Homelessness

Ten people experiencing homelessness died per month in 2020, new data shows

16 Jan 2024

14.5k

Homeless

Homelessness: Children in emergency accommodation tops 4,000 for first time

Official figures show 9,409 adults and 4,105 children were in emergency accommodation in November.

The figures are an increase of 335 compared with October 2023.

Over 190 more children are now living in emergency accommodation.

The numbers have been labelled a stark beginning to the new year.

Updated 5 Jan 2024

19.7k

147

Ringsend

'Someone could be killed': Fears grow as gardaí probe 'worrying trend' of arson attacks

No arrests have been made to date but a number of investigations are ongoing.

The Irish Network Against Racism has expressed concern that the issue will only be taken seriously if someone is badly injured or killed

There have been around 20 arson attacks, or attempted attacks, on properties earmarked to house international protection applicants

Multiple garda investigations into the Ringsend, Rosscahill and other arson attacks around the country are ongoing

4 Jan 2024

31.2k

Emergency Accommodation

Homelessness record broken again as 13,179 people in emergency accommodation in October

24 Nov 2023

19.3k

Homelessness

Record high number of children in emergency accommodation, September figures show

Updated 27 Oct 2023

14.8k

102

Homelessness

Almost three-quarters of homeless adults experienced 'contributory events' beforehand, study shows

18 Oct 2023

10.9k

Housing Crisis

Record high number of children in emergency accommodation, August figures show

29 Sep 2023

17.2k

113

Housing Crisis

Focus Ireland recorded 30% increase in service users last year as homelessness rose

27 Sep 2023

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Dublin Simon Community

Homeless charity reports 17% drop in people supported last year

20 Sep 2023

6.9k

Homelessness

Fourteen babies born in homeless charity Depaul's services last year

12 Sep 2023

9.2k

Homelessness

Homelessness record broken again as 12,847 people in emergency accommodation in July

Updated 25 Aug 2023

20.8k

Homelessness

Homelessness record broken again as 12,600 people in emergency accommodation in June

28 Jul 2023

8.2k

Refugees

Four unaccompanied minors among 1,400 refugees forced to sleep rough, report shows

12 Jun 2023

14.3k

Homelessness

Housing minister defends Govt approach after last week's record high homeless figures

29 May 2023

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Refugees

Opinion: The US turned a blind eye as a culture of violence grew - we should not do the same

Dr Shana Cohen

18 May 2023

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Homelessness

Homelessness record broken again as 11,988 people in emergency accommodation in March

Updated 28 Apr 2023

16.7k

eviction ban

Extending eviction ban would reduce number of rental properties even more, says O'Brien

Updated 7 Mar 2023

22.8k

Homelessness

Homelessness record broken again as 11,754 people in emergency accommodation in January

24 Feb 2023

11.0k

rights of the child

UN rights committee 'seriously concerned' over children in Ireland experiencing homelessness

9 Feb 2023

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