Pat Doyle
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Dublin City Council pays €195,000 a year for empty building
- Social Affairs
- December 3, 2019, 02:01
Dublin City Council is paying almost €200,000 a year to lease a historic city centre building it planned three years ago to turn into a homeless hoste(...)

Public meeting breaks up as locals march on site of homeless hostel
- Social Affairs
- November 20, 2019, 21:49
About 100 people attended a public meeting in Dublin city centre on Wednesday at which the vast majority opposed the opening of what would be the Stat(...)

Over half of homeless men missed education due to expulsion or suspension
- Social Affairs
- November 6, 2019, 00:01
More than half of young men using homeless services missed out on education because they were suspended or expelled from school, new research has foun(...)

More than 1,400 homeless across rural Ireland, says charity
- Social Affairs
- September 17, 2019, 16:01
Rural homelessness is the “forgotten problem” in the housing debate but the situation outside of cities is worsening, the head of a housing charity ha(...)

‘Pimpernel’ Percy undergoing unorthodox preparation for Gold Cup date
- Racing
- March 6, 2019, 06:00
The Cheltenham Gold Cup favourite Presenting Percy has been tagged a ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’ type figure but his local Galway track is shortly set to see (...)

Housing estate partly funded by water-charge refunds opens
- Social Affairs
- February 28, 2019
The first housing estate built by the Peter McVerry Trust for homeless people, which has been part funded through water-charge refund donations, has b(...)

Homeless charity to double housing provision in Limerick
- Social Affairs
- February 4, 2019, 17:16
The Peter McVerry Trust has announced it is to double its housing provision in Limerick to 100 units over the next 18 months. The homeless charity, w(...)

Almost 10,000 in emergency accommodation for Christmas
- Crime & Law
- December 20, 2018, 22:03
Almost 10,000 people will be without a home this Christmas, according to the latest figures from the Department of Housing. The figures show there w(...)

Dublin housing charity winds up after 46 years
- Social Affairs
- December 10, 2018, 00:40
A Dublin housing charity that has been providing permanent rental homes for people at risk of homelessness since the early 1970s is to be taken over b(...)

Number of rough sleepers in Dublin rises 46 to 156 since spring
- Irish News
- December 3, 2018, 20:55
The number of people sleeping rough in Dublin has risen to 156, according to the latest figures from the Dublin Region Homeless Executive. This is an(...)