Cork people rally to help homeless man targeted by youths
Over €2,000 has been raised in Cork for a homeless man whose tent and possessions were burnt and destroyed by a teenage gang. Michael Veale has been sleeping in a tent on the streets in …
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Over 1,000 children now homeless in Ireland
New figures released by the Department of the Environment yesterday show that over 1,000 children are now homeless in the State. This is an increase by 22 percent since January of this year. The figures showed …
38% drop in those sleeping rough in Dublin.
This is the biggest decrease in the numbers of those sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin in eight years. On the 14th of April 105 people were noted sleeping on the city’s streets …
Disgraceful: Over 1,000 children in Ireland are now homeless
It is a sad indictment for any Government to face up to headlines like this. Yet, the reality of today’s Ireland is as stark as the figures reveal. Over 1,000 children were homeless and …
French company donate €100,000 to help the homeless here
In a very commendable gesture, French building materials supplier, Saint Gobain, has donated €100,000 to the Peter McVerry Trust today. The monies will go towards providing accommodation to some homeless families. The funds will be …
Objections raised by some Dublin businesses in relation to homeless accommodation
Some businesses in the South Georgian Quarter of Dublin have lodged objections to the opening of a new hostel for the homeless. The new facility would be located within 400 metres from the 5-star Merrion …
Government set aside €25m to tackle Dublin homelessness crisis
The Government have confirmed that they have set aside a sum believed to be in region of €25m to tackle the current homelessness crisis in Dublin. It is understood that around 260 additional emergency beds …
Two homeless men found dead in Cork city from suspected drug overdose
Two homeless men were reportedly found dead in the Cork city center area earlier this week. Drug overdose was the suspected cause of death in both cases. One of the men collapsed in a shop …
Enda Kenny was “taken aback” when he met homeless people last night – they asked him for help
The homeless problem has reached breaking point in the capital. That’s the message Christy Burke and Fr Peter McVary said on The Late Late Show tonight. For the first time since the famine, entire families …
Pretentious and condescending display of shameful political opportunism as Taoiseach walks among the homeless
Seems like the lows that the Taoiseach is willing to go to claw back a sliver of popular support have reached a new high, if you’d forgive such apparent oxymoron. In his high magnificence, Enda …
