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youth homelessness

"I don't want to be 40 living in a tent waking up with a bottle of vodka beside me"

26 Nov 2016

41.0k

Families in crisis

'My son said to me we'll need to put up a Christmas tree this year... please God we'll have a house first'

27 Nov 2016

34.7k

Homeless Ireland 2016

The vow to end homelessness by Christmas? Not going to happen

1 Dec 2016

12.0k

nowhere to go

'I have never seen anything like this': Homelessness in Galway hits crisis point

28 Nov 2016

28.6k

homeless in the west

Beating homelessness: 'I look at photos of my grandchildren to keep me sober'

29 Nov 2016

14.3k

dawn to dusk

"The hardest part is telling them there's no bed for the night" - A day in the life of the homeless of Cork

29 Nov 2016

17.8k

sligo and drogheda

'There will be people lying in doorways and parks this Christmas': Homelessness in regional towns

30 Nov 2016

11.7k

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