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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

Ireland’s housing crisis is increasingly affecting people beyond the younger renters and first-time buyers who have dominated much of the national debate, with concerns now being…

DUBLIN — Government spending on emergency accommodation for people experiencing homelessness reached almost €449 million in 2025, a 16% increase in a single year as the…

DUBLIN — Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has accused the Government of failing workers and families after the State pulled funding for 140 planned social…

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

DUBLIN, Monday — Labour has called for a major acceleration in social housing delivery after new Government figures showed an increase in construction during the opening…

DUBLIN, Friday — The housing numbers look good on paper. They may not tell the full story. Internal government documents seen by M10News reveal that officials…

Opinion | Dr Paul Davis, Dublin City University Ireland’s construction sector was not in good health before the Middle East escalation. It is in measurably worse…

Homelessness in Ireland has exceeded 17,000 for the first time on record, with the number of people accessing emergency accommodation reaching 17,112 in January, according to…

The (IPOA) has called on the Government to accept amendments tabled by TDs to the warning that the proposed reforms could accelerate landlord exits and reduce…