One in 10 of Ireland’s homeless is in emergency accommodation on one street, Dáil told
Some 7,000 of State’s 16,000 homeless in Dublin’s north inner city
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More than 1,300 who left direct provision in last two years sought emergency accommodation
Report indicated figures did not include households that presented to services due to a grant of family reunification
As Ireland’s population ages, Alone looks to more than double its reach in next four years
There will be 1.6 million people aged 65 and over in Ireland in 15 years’ time
Report finds 124 people died while homeless in 2022 and most died alone
Number of deaths while homeless rose by almost one third over four years
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Catherine Connolly told anniversary gathering there was a ‘complete lack of awareness of the issues facing veterans’
Homeless figures rise again to 17,308, a 12.5% increase in one year
Latest data does not include sofa-surfers, those sharing overcrowded homes, in domestic violence refuges or sleeping rough
‘One last blast’: Protest singer Martin Leahy’s 200th and final housing crisis gig at Leinster House
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‘Big ticket’ promises for children ‘yet to materialise’ almost 18 months after election
Children’s Rights Alliance report gives Government a ‘D grade’ on social housing among other issues
Homelessness has been a problem in Dublin for decades
Rite & Reason: There remains an enduring view among most Irish people that homelessness is fundamentally wrong
Language used to describe homelessness influences attitudes, survey finds
Person-centred terminology can help reduce stigma as levels of homelessness continue to see new highs
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Accommodation crisis pushes ‘destitute children closer to sleeping on Dublin streets’
‘I cannot emphasise enough the consequences of overloading already stretched services,’ says Dublin Region Homeless Executive chief
Homeless woman was advised to delay surgery until she had suitable accommodation
Consultant advised going through eight-week recovery after hysterectomy ‘in a hotel room would be awful’
Housing policy questioned as homelessness rises again
Letter writer questions how a wealthy Ireland still struggles to house its citizens
In Limerick, a new mental health approach diverts people in crisis away from Garda cells
The Cast model aims to redirect people suffering from acute mental health crises away from the trauma of detention and towards the care they need
Record high of over 17,000 people homeless, including 5,319 children
Homeless families up 18% year on year as monthly totals climb again
Companies owned by ‘Banty’ McEnaney and his wider family were paid €35.6m for homeless accommodation
Fifteen companies connected to former Monaghan manager and his family on list of private groups providing emergency accommodation
Number of female rough sleepers reaches ‘unprecedented’ levels in Limerick, committee hears
Addiction causing women to engage in risky behaviour ‘including survival sex’ and ‘violent personal relationships’
Michael Healy-Rae’s win leaves questions about Government’s zeal for ending homelessness
Inside Politics: preferred pronouns in schools, and incentives for immigrants to join the Defence Forces
Department of Health a ‘stumbling block’ to full opening of ‘life-saving’ homeless centre
One quarter of beds at Dublin facility still closed 18 months after first patients admitted, says Simon Community chief
No space for up to 400 asylum seekers in January amid persistent system pressure
More than 13,000 people applied for asylum in State last year, down from a record 18,651 in 2024
‘I was so terrified’: How domestic abuse victims are becoming homeless
The housing crisis, underreporting of numbers and confusion over local authority housing rules mean those fleeing violence risk homelessness
Appetite for radical change grows as voters’ patience wears thin over housing crisis
Half of all voters say country’s problems are getting worse instead of better
‘The rental situation needs to change’: Pet owners struggle to find homes in a housing crisis
Couple with three pet dogs say they have struggled to find accommodation for a number of years
Woman found dead in tent on Dublin street ‘got a raw deal’ and ‘deserved better’, funeral hears
Clondalkin woman (43), who was homeless and found unresponsive in a tent in Dublin, remembered at service by family and friends
‘She was really loved’: Family of homeless woman found dead in tent urged her to come home
Natasha Smith gave her two sons ‘the best start in life’, but was ‘failed’ by the system
Woman living in tent found dead on Dublin’s Pearse Street
Charity describes Natasha Smith as ‘being as happy as she could’
Carmel was in her 60s when she suddenly found herself homeless
Rent has ‘skyrocketed’ completely out of range of people on a pension
‘Dog-whistling’ or ‘difficult truths’? Harris draws fire for housing crisis-migration link
Tánaiste in hot water over comments on immigration and homelessness, but insists his position has been consistent
Council rejects Tánaiste’s claim large number of homeless have no housing right
Simon Harris defended by Independent councillor Malachy Steenson
Refugees must wait three years for spouse and child reunification under new plans
The number of unsuccessful asylum seekers who left Ireland was up 89% last year
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