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
Simon Community
Stories related to homeless charity Simon Community
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
‘Shannon was bursting out in tears with fear’: Boyd-Barrett tells Dáil of couple and children facing eviction
Couple and children with special needs face living in hostel due to impending ‘no fault’ eviction, Dáil told
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
Big property developers should be careful what they wish for
Threat to sue Government over no-fault eviction ban could come back to bite them hard
Carmel was in her 60s when she suddenly found herself homeless
Rent has ‘skyrocketed’ completely out of range of people on a pension
‘I survived. I’m not Dennis the Wino any more. I’m Dennis the Legend’
Anyone who spent time in Galway between the 1970s and 1990s knew Dennis Connolly. Of his ‘brothers of the street’ from those days, he says, he is the only survivor
‘The people that run this are absolutely amazing’: Music and companionship at RDS Christmas dinner
Around 400 people attend event in its 101st year, organised and run by more than 200 volunteers
Rental homes available under State Hap scheme fall again, survey shows
Only 24 properties available to rent across 16 areas, Simon Communities of Ireland report finds
A decade ago homelessness was branded a ‘crisis’, so why are numbers still climbing?
For the first time, the number of homeless children has climbed above 5,000
One in four single people seeking emergency accommodation are from direct provision, say homeless agencies
Meeting of high-level committee advising Government also hears of increase in number of people over 60 falling into homelessness
Taste of Dublin at Merrion Square: the best things to do, see and eat
One of Ireland’s longest-running food festivals will allow you to tour the world on a plate
Number of people in homelessness reaches new record high of 15,418
Emergency accommodation users up by 11.2 per cent over 12 months to end of March, official figures show
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