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Homelessness

Yesterday
4th August 2025
Homelessness
Woman who was homeless in Kildare says a stranger’s kindness saved her life
12 hrs ago
46.6k
64
Last month
July 2025
Homeless figures
'Heartbreaking' number of children in emergency accommodation as homeless record hits 15,747
Updated 25 Jul
8.1k
Housing Crisis
Bid to end homeless services for those who refuse multiple housing offers slammed as 'cruel'
Charities say the move won’t lead to a decrease in those who become homeless.
Stephen McDermott
15 Jul
31.0k
84
Housing Crisis
Browne: it will be 'difficult to prevent' hitting point where 5,000 children are homeless
Browne also confirmed that EU citizens who are classed as homeless in Ireland will be asked to return “back to their own country” if they do not meet requirements.
1 Jul
9.9k
34
This year
2025
Housing
Junior housing minister says homelessness crisis 'a really difficult challenge to tackle'
29 Jun
14.0k
99
Homeless figures
Homelessness figures hit record of 15,747 people in emergency accommodation
Updated 27 Jun
8.8k
child homelessness
Ombudsman 'exasperated' over repeated warnings on lifelong impact homelessness can have on children
Updated 24 Jun
7.5k
Homelessness
'It doesn't bode well': TDs blast Peter McVerry Trust's refusal to attend PAC
17 Jun
12.4k
14
Homeless figures
'Shameful': Charities and opposition parties react as homelessness figures hit record 15,580
Updated 30 May
9.5k
usher's island
'Life-saving' 100-bed addiction rehabilitation facility running at half capacity due to funding gap
23 May
17.1k
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
8.3k
73
peter mcverry trust
Fr Peter McVerry to step down from Board of Trust, as former HSE director general named as Chair
29 Apr
32.2k
Homelessness
'Appalling': Record 15,418 people in emergency accommodation, including 4,675 children
25 Apr
12.6k
128
Homelessness
Number of people in emergency accommodation reaches record 15,378, including 4,653 children
Updated 28 Mar
12.3k
89
Focus Ireland
Majority of State spending on homelessness directed toward emergency accommodation
25 Mar
10.3k
34
IWD 2025
Opinion: The thousands of women who are homeless need action, not words
Ber Grogan
7 Mar
5.7k
54
department of housing
'A stain on society': Homelessness hits another record of 15,286 people in emergency accommodation
Updated 28 Feb
9.7k
Homelessness
Number of people in emergency accommodation falls from record high set in November
Updated 31 Jan
6.0k
Homelessness
Dublin's Lord Mayor to meet with soup kitchen organisers as council considers new regulations
13 Jan
9.6k
66
Weather Warnings
'A life and death situation': How homeless services are helping people survive the cold
9 Jan
6.8k
Dublin City
Council wants tighter regulation of soup runs but says it's 'not the intention' to ban them
Updated 6 Jan
19.2k
Homelessness
Number of people in emergency accommodation rises above 15,000 for the first time
Updated 3 Jan
13.1k
138
Last year
2024
Dublin City
'I'm not going to stop for nobody': Dublin soup run operators react to potential on-street ban
27 Dec 2024
47.1k
regulator report
'Significant failings in governance and financial management' at Peter McVerry Trust
The charity is required to undergo an intensive oversight and monitoring programme.
Updated 10 Dec 2024
19.9k
Homelessness
Homelessness: Record 14,966 in emergency accommodation, including 4,645 children
29 Nov 2024
15.3k
116
GE2024Emergency Accommodation
Darragh O’Brien criticised for not publishing homelessness figures before election
21 Nov 2024
8.3k
48
cork simon community
Woman sleeping under plastic skip bag in Cork city a ‘reflection of the reality of sleeping rough’
15 Nov 2024
10.0k
GE2024ge2024
Whistle-stop Dublin canvass sees Harris quizzed by students and confronted on homelessness
14 Nov 2024
13.1k
57
GE2024debunked
FactCheck: An image of a rough sleeper beside a Fine Gael election poster has been doctored
12 Nov 2024
14.5k
GE2024Housing
Affordable homes, homelessness and help-to-buy concerns feature in first TV election debate
Updated 11 Nov 2024
9.6k
Housing Crisis
'I just want a room - my own small bit of space': Three women on what it's like to be homeless
13 Oct 2024
17.2k
FactCheck
FactCheck: Why are so many people presenting as homeless in Dublin?
30 Sep 2024
10.0k
The Morning Lead
The Taoiseach said asylum seekers are driving up homeless figures: experts say it's far more complicated
Yesterday marked the eighth consecutive month of record homeless figures.
Simon Harris' comments sparked controversy last week when he linked homelessness to record numbers of asylum seekers.
Charities in the sector say systemic factors related to the housing market are more to blame.
Stephen McDermott
28 Sep 2024
17.5k
Homelessness
Record 14,486 in emergency accommodation, including 4,419 children
Updated 27 Sep 2024
10.2k
Homelessness
President Higgins disagrees with Harris’ claim that record homelessness linked to migration
TD Paul Murphy has condemned the Taoiseach’s comments as a “dog-whistle”.
Updated 23 Sep 2024
52.4k
Homelessness
Focus Ireland calls for more social housing as demand for services rose by 12.5% in 2023
3 Sep 2024
6.4k
60
DePaul
'I feel humiliated': Man barricaded inside homeless hostel bedroom for past week
17 Aug 2024
42.5k
Housing
Taoiseach: Better social housing allocation mechanisms needed to address rising homelessness
27 Jul 2024
10.2k
Homelessness
Record number of people accessed emergency accommodation in Ireland last month
Updated 26 Jul 2024
11.5k
Homelessness
Opposition slams Government 'inaction' as homeless numbers reach new record high
Updated 28 Jun 2024
6.6k
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