Homelessness
Homelessness charities are calling for faster intervention to prevent people from losing their homes as the number of people relying on emergency accommodation remains at record levels. The latest official figures show that 17,527 people were accessing emergency accommodation in Ireland, including 5,659 children across 2,724 families. Against that backdrop, Focus Ireland has criticised what
More than €90,000 has been raised for homelessness services through a nationwide campaign that gave homeowners access to registered architects for a €125 donation. The money was generated through the 2026 RIAI Simon Open Door initiative, a partnership between the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) and the Simon Communities of Ireland. The
Ireland’s emergency accommodation figures have moved close to the record…
DUBLIN, Friday, 7 August 2026 — Three people experiencing homelessness were woken by Gardaí outside a business near St Stephen’s Green this morning, highlighting the continued visibility of rough sleeping in the capital. The group, consisting of two men and one woman, had been sleeping outside the premises when Gardaí attended the area. During the
Households relying on the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) faced an increasingly difficult rental market in…
DUBLIN — Ireland’s homelessness emergency has deepened again. The latest official count puts 17,482 people in homeless accommodation across the State a new marker in a crisis that shows no sign of turning. The previous monthly count stood at 17,447. The increase is small in numerical terms. In human terms, it means more families, more
Ireland’s Oireachtas Housing Committee is demanding the Government consider reinstating an emergency ban on no-fault…
TALLAGHT, Tuesday — Six families in Tallaght were supposed to be gone by March. Then…