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# Hostel

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April 2023
# Dublin
Man in his 20s killed in attack at Dublin hostel, one person arrested
Gardaí were alerted to a man having serious injuries at the premises in the early hours of this morning.
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Apr 19th 2023, 12:51 PM
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# house of the dead
Protest held outside James Joyce's 'House of the Dead' over plans to turn it into hostel
Actors gathered to mark their opposition to plans to turn the ‘House of the Dead’ into a hostel.
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Jun 15th 2021, 9:31 PM
# bath street
Garda investigation after two men found dead in Waterford hostel
Toxicology tests will be carried out as part of the Garda probe in to the deaths.
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Dec 4th 2020, 7:20 AM
# Planning
Council gives green light to convert James Joyce's House of the Dead into a tourist hostel
The house at 15 Usher’s Island, Dublin 8 was once home to James Joyce’s grand aunts.
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Oct 16th 2020, 4:39 PM
# Offaly
Third person dies as gardaí investigate unexplained deaths at hostel in Tullamore
Gardaí have been investigating after two women died at the hostel on Sunday.
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May 1st 2020, 9:10 AM
# RIP
Homeless woman dies in Dublin city hostel
The death occurred yesterday in the Phoenix Lodge hostel.
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Jan 16th 2020, 9:42 PM
# High Court
Teen placed in 'unsafe' and 'unsuitable' hostel has been moved to new location, court told
The case will be mentioned before the High Court in October.
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Sep 19th 2019, 6:43 PM
# bru aimsir
Major homeless hostel in Dublin city centre is set to close down
The hostel currently provides beds for around 100 people.
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Jun 26th 2019, 2:46 PM
# Court
Homeless man who stabbed hostel resident in face with butter knife gets suspended sentence
A probation report confirmed the man had been making progress and not reoffended.
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Jul 1st 2018, 4:00 PM
# Naloxone
'We've had up to five doses given before someone comes around': How an anti-overdose drug is saving lives
Naloxone was rolled out across Depaul services in 2016.
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Feb 18th 2018, 4:00 PM
# Homelessness
Former Georgian hotel in Dublin's city centre opens as hostel after years of objections
The development in Dublin 2 was held up for years due to a series of objections.
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Dec 18th 2017, 2:13 PM
# hostel assault
'It's why homeless people won't stay in these places' - Woman assaulted by fellow resident at Dublin hostel
The Irish woman had moved to Dublin from the midlands less than three months ago.
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Sep 11th 2017, 12:05 AM
# Emergency Accommodation
Cockroaches, mould and chronic drug abuse in front of children - life in homeless accommodation
New documents detail the issues facing people living in homeless emergency accommodation.
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Jul 24th 2017, 12:05 AM
# Startups
Hostelworld founder Ray Nolan: 'This is my first real job in six or seven years'
The Irish entrepreneur and investor is adjusting back into CEO life at XSellco.
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May 7th 2017, 10:30 AM
# loreto hall
€40 million luxury hotel gets green light on site of iconic Stephen's Green building
The new hotel is to be built on the site of a former ‘young ladies’ hostel.
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Apr 28th 2017, 6:12 PM
# Home Sweet Home
'We are going to defy this court order': Apollo House occupiers say they're not going anywhere
They had been ordered to leave the building by 12 noon today.
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Jan 11th 2017, 6:15 PM
# Day Five
Challenges and unexpected questions: On the door at Apollo House
The project is bedding down and expanding its capacity. The matter will be back before the High Court today.
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Dec 21st 2016, 6:10 AM
# Rough Sleeping
'A chance to come off the streets': Two new homeless hostels open in Dublin
The Peter McVerry Trust will run a 70-bed unit on Ellis Quay, while Depaul Ireland will operate a 75-bed hostel on Little Britain Street.
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Dec 9th 2016, 9:19 PM
# john's lane west
Gardaí arrive as residents protest closure of homeless hostel
John’s Lane hostel is scheduled to be redeveloped into more long term accommodation.
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Jul 4th 2016, 12:55 PM
# bru aimsir
This 100-bed homeless hostel in Dublin is going to remain open
Brú Aimsir on Dublin’s Thomas Street was opened in October 2015 but was slated to be closed.
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Jun 23rd 2016, 12:32 PM
# homeless crisis
Homeless children staying in adult hostels to 'avoid risk of sleeping rough'
Eight families have been using adult services to house their children in Dublin during May.
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May 24th 2016, 1:12 PM
# chorus of protest
Why is Dublin City Council closing a 100 bed homeless hostel? It's complicated
16 people staged a protest at the Brú Aimsir on Thomas Street overnight. Here’s why…
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May 11th 2016, 1:27 PM
# Dublin
Former residents occupy homeless hostel in protest over its closure
Gardaí are currently inside the hostel speaking with the protesters – who say that they plan to occupy the building overnight.
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May 10th 2016, 10:47 PM
# on the streets
Peter McVerry says hostels are such a disgrace he's been advising people to sleep rough
He said he believes the government is looking for a cheap way out of the homeless crisis.
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Sep 3rd 2015, 6:28 PM
# homeless ireland
'Trapped' in emergency accommodation: the downside of homeless hostels
People often become institutionalised in emergency accommodation and find it hard to transition to independent living.
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Oct 3rd 2014, 8:30 AM
# blue sky
This epic war of words between a hostel owner and guest is going viral
Get out the popcorn.
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Jul 30th 2014, 2:41 PM
# Homeless
Rough sleeper numbers up as Dublin's inner city hits 'crisis point'
The council’s homeless executive admitted it’s spending more than it would like placing families in hotels because of the demand on services but said that’s better than leaving them on the streets.
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Apr 19th 2014, 9:36 PM
# floats amaze
This €1.86m hostel/restaurant/micro-brewery could be sitting in Galway Harbour by next spring...
Heritage vessel the Naomh Éanna was used as an Aran Islands ferry from the 1950s. She was due to be destroyed next month, but a plan’s been put together to save her….
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Mar 26th 2014, 7:50 AM
# out of house and home
Ireland's housing crisis: Four women's stories of facing eviction and homelessness
Their stories have been highlighted in a video released by a People Before Profit candidate in Meath.
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Feb 17th 2014, 5:39 PM
# Asylum Seekers
Lack of information on asylum-seeker deaths 'shambolic'
The agency responsible for providing direct provision accommodation does not have access to death certificates on any of the 53 people who died in the last ten years, according to Minister Alan Shatter.
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Aug 26th 2013, 7:15 AM
# Asylum Seekers
Ombudsman: Our treatment of asylum seekers is unacceptable
Over a third of people in Direct Provision refuges have been there for more than five years.
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Jul 9th 2013, 8:17 PM
# Homeless
Women continue sleep-in protest at Bray Town Council over homelessness
Bray Town Council says the two mothers, who are currently homeless along with their children and are demanding that their housing situation be addressed, “have not been locked into the council offices” and are free to leave at any stage.
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Jun 1st 2013, 5:00 PM
# Bray
Two women ‘locked in’ at Bray Town Council offices after protesting their homelessness
Two homeless mothers and a Sinn Féin Councillor have been locked into Bray Town Council offices for the long weekend, after the women refused to leave until they were given safe accommodation for their families.
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May 31st 2013, 9:17 PM
# France
Seven dead in Dijon hostel fire
A fire in an immigrant hostel in France forced firefighters to evacuate more than 130 people in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Nov 14th 2010, 11:15 AM