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# Homelessness

This month
January 2025
Dublin's Lord Mayor to meet with soup kitchen organisers as council considers new regulations
'A life and death situation': How homeless services are helping people survive the cold
Council wants tighter regulation of soup runs but says it's 'not the intention' to ban them
Number of people in emergency accommodation rises above 15,000 for the first time
Last month
December 2024
'I'm not going to stop for nobody': Dublin soup run operators react to potential on-street ban
'Significant failings in governance and financial management' at Peter McVerry Trust
The charity is required to undergo an intensive oversight and monitoring programme.
Last year
2024
Homelessness: Record 14,966 in emergency accommodation, including 4,645 children
Darragh O’Brien criticised for not publishing homelessness figures before election
Woman sleeping under plastic skip bag in Cork city a ‘reflection of the reality of sleeping rough’
Whistle-stop Dublin canvass sees Harris quizzed by students and confronted on homelessness
FactCheck: An image of a rough sleeper beside a Fine Gael election poster has been doctored
Affordable homes, homelessness and help-to-buy concerns feature in first TV election debate
'I just want a room - my own small bit of space': Three women on what it's like to be homeless
FactCheck: Why are so many people presenting as homeless in Dublin?
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.
Record 14,486 in emergency accommodation, including 4,419 children
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”.
Focus Ireland calls for more social housing as demand for services rose by 12.5% in 2023
'I feel humiliated': Man barricaded inside homeless hostel bedroom for past week
Taoiseach: Better social housing allocation mechanisms needed to address rising homelessness
Record number of people accessed emergency accommodation in Ireland last month
Opposition slams Government 'inaction' as homeless numbers reach new record high
'They aren’t living on the streets': Humphreys defends housing for some homeless families
'They see no way out': 113% jump in homeless people seeking mental health support from charity
Increase of 579% in the numbers of adults in emergency accommodation for more than six months since 2014
The problem with affordable housing in Ireland - no one agrees how much it should cost
Number of people homeless in Ireland passes a record 14,000
9,803 adults and 4,206 children were in emergency accommodation in April.
'Whether they're from Donegal or Senegal, it makes no difference': A night at the Lighthouse café
Hundreds of homeless people, from Ireland and further afield, visit the Dublin centre every day for food, clothes and friendship.
The centre provides a range of supports to homeless people and asylum seekers
"We need to remember it’s people who are actually inside the tents. These are human beings."
Taoiseach says plans to cut social welfare rates of some Ukrainian refugees is 'sensible'
It will not apply to Ukrainians living in pledged accommodation.
12-week lead-in time for streamlining of Ukrainian social welfare payments.
Review of benefits for international protection applicants to be completed within six weeks.
Over 900 households avoid homelessness through Threshold, but evictions still 'persistent' issue
Removal of Mount Street camp is 'like putting a plaster on a wound'
The Lighthouse in Dublin is providing food and other services for hundreds of asylum seekers every day.
Homelessness: 13,866 people in emergency accommodation last month
Lack of awareness in homelessness sector about possibility of men being trafficked, report finds
Lower tax for €50k earners and 50k homes built each year: Simon Harris makes promises at FG Ard Fheis
Homelessness: Record 4,170 children in emergency accommodation last month
9,671 adults and 4,170 children were in emergency accommodation in February.
Debunked: Chart used to criticise Dublin actually shows ranking for homelessness services
Homeless man who died in tent was living on streets to protect grandmother from Covid-19, inquest hears
Funeral takes place for 'kind soul' Ann Delaney who had been sleeping rough on Aungier Street
More than 4,000 children are now homeless according to latest Govt figures
Council responding as 'matter of urgency' to concerns over sex offenders placed in hostel
Some residents are understood to have said they felt threatened over the placements.