Alice Leahy
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Locals set up new support group for homeless
- Social Affairs
- June 20, 2014, 01:00
A 17-year-old boy begging outside Spar on Dame Street, Dublin, two couples bedded down at Liberty Hall, five men with sleeping bags inside the railing(...)

Malnutrition found in Dublin homeless, conference told
- Religion & Beliefs
- May 26, 2014, 01:00
Conditions associated with malnutrition are now becoming evident among the homeless in Dublin, according to Alice Leahy, director of Trust the home(...)

Civil Defence called in to assist with homeless crisis
- Social Affairs
- February 8, 2014
The Civil Defence has been called in to help authorities cope with Dublin’s growing homeless problem by providing additional emergency beds.The number(...)

Women: the hidden homeless
- People
- December 19, 2013
Nadia's story “I don’t want that [my mother] knows I am homeless, because her heart is very sick. If she knows that I have very big trouble for(...)

Homeless people being failed by system which 'lacks compassion'
- Social Affairs
- November 13, 2013, 21:31
Homeless people who are provided accommodation are often ending up back on the streets due to poor supports and a sense of isolation from the wider co(...)

A death in a Dublin bin truck
- Social Affairs
- August 31, 2013, 01:00
It used to be easy enough to find Henryk Piotrowski. Even in the rough and tumble world of homelessness his days were carefully measured out in visits(...)

Polish man crushed to death in bin 'let down by system'
- Social Affairs
- August 26, 2013, 01:16
Henryk Piotrowski came to Ireland several years ago in search of a better life.He left his friends and family behind in Poland. But alcoholism, couple(...)