# Poverty

This year

2023

Extract: Life and death in a Dublin tenement - 'finding rent was a struggle'

Tim Murtagh shares an extract from his new book, Spectral Mansions which documents the lives of those living in Dublin tenements over 100 years ago.

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Jun 5th 2023, 7:00 AM

Voices

Extract: 'My teacher gave me power with that small bundle of towel, flannel, and pants'

Dr Katriona O’Sullivan shares an extract from her new autobiography in which she documents the many challenges she faced growing up in poverty in Birmingham.

38.9k

Jun 3rd 2023, 7:00 AM

# Homelessness

84 homeless people died during 2019, mostly in Dublin

93% of those who died had a history of drug and alcohol use, and 55% of deaths were primarily the result of poisoning caused by drugs.

8.4k

May 17th 2023, 4:28 PM

# CSO

Close to three in 10 people 'severely limited by a health problem' at risk of poverty

More than one in five severely limited by a health problem are unable to afford to adequately heat their home, and close to a quarter are unable to afford new clothes.

6.1k

Apr 24th 2023, 12:35 PM

Voices

Jenny Maguire: There is violence in poverty, discrimination and systems that don’t work

“Let’s continue to, yes, celebrate peace, but also ensure we achieve it in every corner, because until we do, the impact of the agreement is frankly undermined.”

8.8k

Apr 7th 2023, 8:00 PM

Last year

2022

Voices

Dr Laura Bambrick: Why pay child benefit to wealthy parents?

The double Child Benefit payment has reopened a regular debate on whether we are wasting public money on wealthy parents, writes Dr Laura Bambrick.

27.7k

Nov 7th 2022, 8:00 PM

Voices

Analysis: Governments must act before energy prices break consumers' backs

Economist Victor Duggan looks at rising energy prices and possible ways consumers can be helped.

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Sep 6th 2022, 9:30 AM

# increase

Almost one in ten people struggled with food poverty in 2021, according to government

Approximately 8.9% of Irish people experience food poverty according to a government survey, around 445,000 people.

5.7k

Jul 18th 2022, 1:34 PM

# Cost of Living

Children falling into poverty more quickly than rest of population, says charity

The Children’s Rights Alliance has said that the issues for Irish children and young people are starting to worsen.

9.7k

Jul 13th 2022, 6:54 AM

# Housing Crisis

Future retirees in Ireland to face 'substantially' lower levels of home ownership, research warns

The finding was contained in a new ESRI report.

24.0k

Jul 6th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Housing

One fifth of people in Ireland living below poverty line when housing costs are included

A new study has examined poverty risk in the context of the cost of housing.

17.6k

May 30th 2022, 6:00 AM

# food poverty

Conservative MP claims people use food banks because they cannot budget or cook properly

Tory MP Lee Anderson made the remarks during a debate in the UK parliament.

22.3k

May 11th 2022, 4:34 PM

# Central Statistics Office

Over half of households in receipt of housing assistance at risk of poverty in 2020

New CSO figures show that nearly one million people were at risk of poverty in 2020 when housing costs were taken into account.

15.0k

Jan 10th 2022, 6:00 AM

All time

Voices

Opinion: Rising energy costs this winter are now a major concern for low-income households

Issy Petrie from the Society of St. Vincent de Paul says the government must act now to prevent people slipping in to poverty this winter.

18.4k

Oct 24th 2021, 8:30 AM

Voices

Opinion: Today's UN food summit in New York cannot become just another talking shop

Caoimhe de Barra of Trócaire says humanity must act as one on ending hunger and malnutrition.

4.7k

Sep 23rd 2021, 7:00 AM

# Poverty

Ireland pledges €1 million to help 'poorest and most vulnerable' Lebanon households

Lebanon is facing “enormous challenges”, Minister Simon Coveney said.

10.9k

Jul 6th 2021, 6:05 PM

Voices

Brendan Ogle: It's time to stop gaslighting the public over income inequality

The trade unionist takes issue with how household income is quantified and discussed in the public domain.

37.2k

May 24th 2021, 7:00 AM

# purple house

Cancer patients are at increasing risk of poverty due to Covid-19, charity warns

Purple House Cancer Support Centre received almost 3,000 calls to its helpline since March.

13.5k

Nov 16th 2020, 1:29 PM

Voices

To tackle income poverty and inequality, we need to fully understand the complexities of the data

The 2019 Survey of Income and Living Conditions offers an important insight into life in Ireland today.

16.8k

Nov 1st 2020, 6:45 AM

# disposable income

CSO: 8.1% of children in Ireland live in consistent poverty

The scale of poverty in Ireland is “far too high”, say activists.

35.0k

Oct 27th 2020, 9:26 PM

# Lebanon

Explainer: How Beirut explosions came at 'worst time possible' for a country in a 'dire situation'

Prior to the devastating blasts, Lebanon was already dealing with its worst economic recession in decades.

18.4k

Aug 5th 2020, 5:00 PM

# community response

Demand for food and mental health support surges due to Covid-19

Family Resource Centres have seen a slump in their incomes because of the coronavirus pandemic.

7.1k

Jun 11th 2020, 2:42 PM

# low pay

Minimum-wage sectors hard hit by Covid-19 shutdown - ESRI

Retail, accommodation and food sectors employ half of all minimum wage workers in Ireland.

21.0k

May 7th 2020, 11:37 AM

# LIFE IN IRELAND

The average household disposable income is now €51,458, according to the CSO

Society of St Vincent de Paul welcomed the fall in consistent poverty but said the downward trend will be reversed due to the failure of budget 2020.

39.1k

Nov 28th 2019, 3:28 PM

# Poverty

Life expectancy in Ireland's most deprived area 7 years lower than most affluent area

That’s according to a new report published by Trinity College Dublin researchers today.

23.1k

Nov 27th 2019, 8:10 PM

# welfare cuts

'Unprecedented' rise in infant mortality in England linked to poverty

Welfare cuts in the last decade have taken their toll on certain communities, new research has found.

68.9k

Oct 4th 2019, 6:30 AM

# Automation

Poll: Should every citizen in Ireland get €200 a week regardless of income?

The idea has been trialled in other countries, including Finland and Kenya, Brazil and Canada.

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Jul 25th 2019, 9:30 AM

# period poverty

'Girls are forced to have sex in exchange for sanitary pads or 50 cents'

Young female activists are working to improve people’s lives in the largest urban slum in Africa, Kibera.

78.5k

Jul 23rd 2019, 9:00 PM

Voices

Opinion: Let's drop the narrative of the undeserving poor and other myths that dehumanise people

My new play attempts to capture the perspective of young people who have been in state care – humanity has to be at the core of our response, writes Fionnuala Kennedy.

12.9k

Mar 14th 2019, 7:00 AM

Voices

Opinion: Lone parents who work get up very early in the morning - but Varadkar doesn't represent us

Lone parent families are twice as likely to be living in poverty now compared to 2012, but the Taoiseach doesn’t see that as a problem, writes Louise Bayliss.

25.4k

Mar 9th 2019, 6:30 AM

# family poverty

Poverty has doubled among working parents over five-year period, SVP report finds

In 2017, 45% of lone parents reported a heavy financial burden due to housing costs.

14.5k

Mar 5th 2019, 7:59 AM

# Deprivation

Nearly 16% of Irish households at risk of poverty last year while disposable income increased

New CSO data shows that the average annual household disposable income was €48,476 in 2017.

13.5k

Dec 17th 2018, 8:25 PM

# Charity

Irish charity founder in Kenya works 6 days a week and pays himself €300 a month

“I can do more here,” James Hennessy says of his life in the Great Rift Valley.

48.3k

Aug 26th 2018, 9:00 PM

Voices

Poverty: 'There is a dominant narrative that seeks to blame people for their circumstances'

But the reality is choices are dramatically different for people living in poverty compared to those with access to resources, writes Dr Tricia Keilthy.

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Jun 12th 2018, 7:00 AM