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Focus Ireland launches urgent Christmas appeal for homeless services
Christmas
The charity in association with Dublin City Council put up its Christmas tree this week
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99th edition of Christmas dinner for Dublin's homeless to take place at RDS
Dublin News
The event is organised by the Knights of St. Columbanus and 200 volunteers from across the country have registered to help out
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Dublin City Council's €301m for homeless services is 'a drop in the ocean'
Dublin City Council
Cllr Mannix Flynn expressed concern over the lack of purpose built emergency accommodation
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Dublin band to release new single inspired by chipper encounter with homeless man
Homelessness
Hawke the Band have already supported Imelda May and were hailed as the next big thing by late Aslan frontman Christy Dignam
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Body of man found in Dublin by homeless organisation
Clontarf
Gardai have launched an investigation
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Record number of children homeless with huge majority in Dublin
Homelessness
12,827 people are registered as homeless in the State last month
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Peter McVerry Trust CEO resigns, charity confirms
Charity
Francis Doherty, who took over as head of the trust this June, has now resigned
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New medical residential facility for homeless people in Dublin city centre
Homelessness
The services provided at the facility will include detox, rehabilitation, semi-acute medical procedures and blood borne virus stabilisation
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Kildare houseboat owners fear they will become homeless if permit hikes are passed
Homelessness
Ronan Herron, who has been living on a narrowboat on and off since 2006 with his wife Lorna, said the proposed changes will make people homeless
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Dublin Councillor calls for independent forensic audit into Peter McVerry Trust's 'appalling' €8.3m in taxes
Dublin City Council
Cllr Flynn said that alleged financial issues affecting the Peter McVerry Trust is "gravely concerning"
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HSE’s empty buildings worth up to €400m as homeless crisis rages
HSE
The HSE has been labelled the country’s “biggest land hoarder” at a time when there is a crisis on housing
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Record number of children homeless in August but overall number down after Dublin error
Homelessness
The August homelessness report recorded 12,691 people as living in emergency accommodation which included 3,895 children
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Peter McVerry Trust will 'work with inspectors' after alleged financial concerns
In the News
The Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority (AHBRA) said it appointed the inspectors to conduct a statutory investigation of one of the most high-profile housing and homelessness charities in the country
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CSO 2022 analysis claims are 2.3m empty bedrooms in Irish homes amid accommodation crisis
Housing Crisis
The new analysis of CSO data claims Dublin has around 250,000 spare bedrooms
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Dublin woman with three kids to 'sleep in car' as they face homelessness
Homelessness
The family's eldest son is currently seriously ill in Blanchardstown Hospital as he awaits an operation for a heart pacemaker
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Inside abandoned Dublin homeless camp after rough sleepers 'moved on'
Homelessness
Rough sleepers had made a temporary home in a wooded area outside of Dublin some people tried to move them on despite them 'not causing hassle'
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Nearly 10,000 homeless in Dublin as national record broken again
Housing Crisis
9,484 adults and children were housed in emergency accommodation in July across Dublin
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Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien slammed for 'distasteful' homeless joke
Homelessness
Mr O'Brien made the poorly judged quip to a large press pack that had gathered for the launch of a housing charity’s annual report
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Man left homeless after fire says he only has days to find new accommodation
Homelessness
30-year-old Rajesh Thakur spoke of his horror during the traumatic incident that has left over 30 families without a home
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Man who says he's Muhammad Ali's long-lost son tells of sleeping rough in Dublin
Homelessness
Ibn Muhammad Ali, who was before the courts this week for threatening a garda, insists that he’s here to prove once and for all that he is the son of the boxing legend
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'We're newlyweds - but bad luck and injuries have forced us into homelessness'
Homelessness
Ethan and Daniel tied the knot in March and were looking forward to newlywed life - but a string of terrible luck and bad circumstances has made them homeless
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Number of homeless people in Ireland rises again to record 12,600 in June
Homelessness
The latest figures show 12,600 individuals were accessing emergency accommodation in June
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Big-hearted barber gives homeless free haircuts in Dublin city centre
Homelessness
The kind barber is aiming to raise awareness that everyone can help the homeless in different ways
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Leo Varadkar backs up claims 'lots' of people refuse social housing
Leo Varadkar
The Taoiseach shut down any suggestions that Fine Gael are considering bringing in a cap on the number of times a person can refuse a social home
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