Simon Cork

Gardaí have begun an investigation into an alleged sexual assault of a woman in an alleyway near Cork city centre in the early hours of Thursday morni(...)

Providing more secure accommodation is key to reducing both the number of people sleeping rough, and the risk of people dying on the streets, accordin(...)

The number of people sleeping rough in Cork fell by almost a quarter last year, homelessness charity Cork Simon has said. Cork Simon director Dr Derm(...)

The body of a homeless man in his 30s was found in Cork city centre this Monday afternoon. Gardaí say that they are not treating the death of the man(...)

A man who had fallen on hard times died from mechanical asphyxia after being thrown down a rubbish chute in an apartment complex in Cork city, a prose(...)

Long-term stays in emergency accommodation are not helping homeless people overcome the factors which forced them into homelessness in the first place(...)

The homelessness crisis in Cork reached record levels last year, according to Cork Simon, which said 2017 was its busiest year ever. More than 1,400 (...)

A homeless man was found dead in a doorway in Cork city early on Sunday morning. The 53-year-old’s body was discovered on Wandesford Quay off Washing(...)

Traders in Cork have raised concerns about a group of Romanian men and women begging on the streets of the city centre in the run up to Christmas. Co(...)

Cork Simon will open an emergency shelter in the city this winter as the housing and homelessness crisis continues to worsen. Record numbers accessed(...)