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Tipperary hurling stars in sleep-out to highlight the homeless crisis across the country

A number of Tipperary hurlers, including All Ireland winning captain Brendan Maher, will take part in an overnight sleep-out to highlight the homeless crisis in the country. Maher and Patrick Bonnar Maher are part of a group of current and former ...

30 Nov 2017 at 13:45

National News

Focus Ireland launch new campaign that allows Irish homeless to vote

Focus Ireland have launched its Voter Registration Drive Campaign on March 26th in the GPO in Dublin. With support from An Post, using their Addresslink service. This will provide a psotal address and eircode to those that are homeless, allowing ...

26 Mar 2024 at 20:35

National News

Over 3,000 children living with homelessness - Focus Ireland report shows

Over 3,000 children are living in homelessness in Ireland today, according to a the 2021 annual report from housing charity Focus Ireland. The housing charity helped 1,288 households last year. Focus Ireland said it helped over 521 households ...

11 Oct 2022 at 13:35

National News

Slight drop in number of people in emergency accommodation over Christmas

The number of people who were in emergency accommodation over the Christmas period fell compared with November, housing figures show. The latest figures from the Department of Housing show that just under 15,000 people were homeless last ...

31 Jan 2025 at 15:53

National News

Government’s housing plan must mark ‘radical shift’ in policy – charity

The Government’s new housing and homelessness plan should mark “a radical shift”, a charity chief has said. The coalition’s strategy, to be published later this month, comes as more than 16,000 people are homeless and Ireland is set to ...

09 Sept 2025 at 17:10

Number of homeless hits another new record high

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Number of homeless hits new record high for third month in a row

The number of homeless people in Ireland has risen to another new record high. The latest figures from the Department of Housing reveal that 12,847 people were in emergency accommodation in July. This is a rise of more than 200 from ...

25 Aug 2023 at 16:06

Number of homeless people in Ireland hits record high

National News

Number of homeless people in Ireland hits new record high

A new record high of 11,632 people are homeless in Ireland according to the latest official figures – which also show almost 3,500 children were in emergency accommodation for Christmas. It means that new peaks have been set for ...

27 Jan 2023 at 16:07

National News

Housing construction starts up 11.8% in first seven months of 2023

Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien has said he expects a mammoth bill to overhaul the planning system to be brought to Cabinet “in the coming weeks”. His comments came as data showed that there was a 22.4% increase in the number ...

24 Aug 2023 at 15:24

National News

Homeless people encouraged to vote to bring ‘real, solid change’ on housing

People who are homeless are being encouraged to register to vote in order to see “real, solid change” on housing. Focus Ireland will hold voter registration events on Thursday to help people to register to vote. Those who do ...

30 Oct 2024 at 14:00

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Focus Ireland buy 16 houses on the grounds of the Abbey Court Hotel in Nenagh

Focus Ireland has acquired 16 houses on the grounds of the Abbey Court Hotel in Nenagh. The two and three-bedroom houses were refurbished with the support of Tipperary County Council and the Department of Housing, Planning, ...

18 May 2022 at 18:05

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WATCH: There's a new Minogue looking for chart topping success and he's from Tipperary

Twenty years on, Mickey Joe Harte’s ‘We’ve Got The World’ is back - this time as Gaeilge. Lifford native Harte won the RTE television show You're a Star in March 2003, earning the opportunity to represent Ireland at ...

10 Jul 2023 at 09:47

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Charity issues warning amid ‘significant’ increase in number of homeless

The number of homeless adults and children is still rising in Tipperary, and around Ireland, according to Department of Housing figures for May – with a charity warning that the figures will continue to increase as ...

24 Jun 2022 at 19:15

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