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Homeless

All time
Emergency Accommodation
Homelessness record broken again as 13,179 people in emergency accommodation in October
24 Nov 2023
19.4k
Homelessness
Record high number of children in emergency accommodation, September figures show
Updated 27 Oct 2023
14.9k
94
Homelessness
Almost three-quarters of homeless adults experienced 'contributory events' beforehand, study shows
18 Oct 2023
11.0k
12
Housing Crisis
Record high number of children in emergency accommodation, August figures show
29 Sep 2023
17.3k
92
Housing Crisis
Focus Ireland recorded 30% increase in service users last year as homelessness rose
27 Sep 2023
5.1k
33
Dublin Simon Community
Homeless charity reports 17% drop in people supported last year
20 Sep 2023
7.0k
11
Homelessness
Fourteen babies born in homeless charity Depaul's services last year
12 Sep 2023
9.2k
26
Homelessness
Homelessness record broken again as 12,847 people in emergency accommodation in July
Updated 25 Aug 2023
20.9k
66
Homelessness
Homelessness record broken again as 12,600 people in emergency accommodation in June
28 Jul 2023
8.3k
71
Refugees
Four unaccompanied minors among 1,400 refugees forced to sleep rough, report shows
12 Jun 2023
14.3k
51
Homelessness
Housing minister defends Govt approach after last week's record high homeless figures
29 May 2023
12.2k
44
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
9.2k
29
Homelessness
Homelessness record broken again as 11,988 people in emergency accommodation in March
Updated 28 Apr 2023
16.8k
89
eviction ban
Extending eviction ban would reduce number of rental properties even more, says O'Brien
Updated 7 Mar 2023
23.0k
77
Homelessness
Homelessness record broken again as 11,754 people in emergency accommodation in January
24 Feb 2023
11.0k
29
rights of the child
UN rights committee 'seriously concerned' over children in Ireland experiencing homelessness
9 Feb 2023
3.3k
1
Homelessness
Homelessness record broken again as 11,632 people in emergency accommodation in December
Updated 27 Jan 2023
22.6k
47
Homelessness
47 people using or known to homeless services died in the Dublin area last year
23 Jan 2023
12.4k
18
Waterford
Council's housing chief 'loath' to axe need for homeless to require local link for emergency beds
17 Dec 2022
14.2k
6
Cold Snap
Outreach groups 'doing all they can' so rough sleepers take up emergency accommodation
14 Dec 2022
9.5k
11
Court
40 year old pleads guilty to manslaughter of homeless man in tented village in Cork
25 Nov 2022
10.1k
Courts
Woman given community service for attacking a man that she wrongly believed was a rapist
2 Nov 2022
35.4k
record figures
Homelessness: Record high of 10,805 people in emergency accommodation last month
Updated 30 Sep 2022
20.4k
44
Housing Crisis
'Six years ago we were in a bank's mortgage ad - now we're couch surfing'
13 Sep 2022
71.6k
27
rough sleepers
Concerns raised for homeless population amid warnings of 'exceptionally' high temperatures next week
15 Jul 2022
14.6k
25
Housing Crisis
Explainer: Why are Ireland's homeless figures on the rise again?
19 Jun 2022
16.3k
27
Housing
'Cost is not an issue, it's availability': TD Violet-Anne Wynne on housing
8 Jun 2022
38.5k
46
Housing
Clare TD Violet-Anne Wynne claims she is homeless
7 Jun 2022
80.2k
17
Homelessness
Charities sound alarm as homeless figures reach 10,000 for first time since Covid lockdown
Updated 27 May 2022
26.9k
32
Homelessness
Number of people sleeping rough in Dublin down 27% on same time last year
19 Apr 2022
9.7k
8
Homelessness
Charities express dismay as over 9,000 people in emergency accommodation in January
25 Feb 2022
9.3k
11
ichh
Recommendations for reform of garda vetting pushed back due to 'complex' nature of review
19 Feb 2022
18.7k
Emergency Accommodation
'Children are afraid Santa won't find them': Homeless families face 'traumatic' Christmas
25 Dec 2021
9.7k
12
Dublin
Complaints from people staying in Dublin homeless hostels jump from 34 in 2020 to 122 in 2021
11 Dec 2021
23.6k
Housing Assistance Payment
Dublin Lord Mayor to tell Housing Minister that HAP scheme should include a deposit for tenants
8 Dec 2021
23.0k
39
ichh
Anthony Flynn's DCC seat may remain vacant if councillors can't agree on replacement
6 Dec 2021
13.5k
Homelessness
Nearly 9,000 in emergency accommodation in October as 'worrying' upwards trend continues
26 Nov 2021
11.8k
15
Homelessness
Taoiseach tells councils that families shouldn't be evicted from homeless accommodation
24 Nov 2021
16.7k
16
Ana Liffey Drug Project
Covid housing supports allowed drug users to 'better engage with treatment services'
Updated 1 Nov 2021
14.7k
3
Homelessness
'Unofficial money lenders' targeting people in queues at soup runs
10 Oct 2021
21.9k
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