'Twice I woke up and a person was dead beside me'
Over 11,600 people who are homeless or in addiction were helped by Merchants Quay Ireland in 2019.
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Over 11,600 people who are homeless or in addiction were helped by Merchants Quay Ireland in 2019.
The vast majority of submissions were against the facility.
The Health Minister said he was delighted that Merchants Quay Ireland was appealing the council’s decision.
Merchants Quay Ireland is launching its 2018 annual report today.
Dublin City Council has refused planning permission for an injecting facility.
The Council gave its decision yesterday.
Merchants Quay Ireland applied to Dublin City Council for planning permission for the centre last year.
Merchants Quay said the research shows that homelessness can have a profound and long-lasting effect on a person’s mental health.
TheJournal.ie spent a morning last week at Merchant’s Quay Ireland’s Sunday service.
A plan to open a medically supervised injecting facility has been met with fierce local opposition.
Merchants Quay Ireland has issued an urgent appeal for funding for its Sunday dinner service.
A total of 99 objections were lodged against Merchant Quay Ireland’s plans for the centre.
The centre would cater for 60 heroin and cocaine addicts every day.
TheJournal.ie spent a morning this week at Merchant’s Quay Ireland, which provides assistance to homeless people and drug users in Dublin.
Merchants Quay chief: “It’s an understatement at this point to say we have a homelessness crisis”
Officers said that a 29-year-old man was injured at around 11.45pm.
The new centre will be operated by Merchants Quay Ireland on Dublin’s south quays.
Local politicians have called for clarity on what gardai are supposed to do.
Steroid addiction is on the rise in Ireland.
Naloxone may have saved 98 lives in Northern Ireland over five years.
The homelessness campaigner has hit out at the quality of beds on offer, and called some hostels “a disgrace”.
The number of rough sleepers in the capital has reached a record high.
We spent an afternoon at Merchant’s Quay Ireland, which provides assistance to drug users in Dublin.
At the Merchants Quay Night Café, staff and clients talk about injection centres
A government report recommended the decriminalisation of small amounts of cannabis, cocaine and heroin earlier this week.
The road is currently closed.
The death of Emma Sloan from an allergic reaction gave a huge impetus to the campaign.
Some of the people using the emergency service to avoid sleeping on the streets are strikingly young, writes Mark Kennedy.
Merchants Quay has temporarily suspended its day services, and will reopen shortly.
Merchant’s Quay runs a new night café, and its opening is due to the 20-point plan drafted up after Jonathan Corrie’s death.
It will provide a light meal, tea/coffee, showers and clothing as well as information and advice.
Merchants Quay says one person dies of an overdose every day in Ireland.
The HSE said that 500 people were on methadone for more than 10 years.
‘Mike’ has no home to go to this Christmas. He describes what life is like on the streets – and how common death is.
The new Merchants Quay will be formally opened today, as staff confirm significant increase in demand.
Homeless person John speaks to TheJournal.ie about the struggle to get clean, changes in drug use, and being branded a ‘stupid junkie’.
It has also seen its drugs services “stretched to capacity” as the recession impacts on people’s lives in Ireland, said its CEO.
Kenneth spent last Christmas without a home. He describes what it’s like on the streets, and his plans for the future.