Press Releases
Focus Ireland Press Releases provide the very latest information issued to media outlets.
Our most up-to-date releases in relation to homelessness and housing can be viewed below.
Focus Ireland Welcomes Reintroduction of the Eviction Ban To Help Prevent Rise in Numbers Homeless During Level 5
Charity says this will help efforts to keep people who are homeless safe during Covid19. Focus Ireland has welcomed the Government’s reintroduction of the moratorium on evictions in light of new COVID-19...
Focus Ireland Welcomes Budget Investment in Housing And Calls For Swift Action to Fast-track Delivery of Homes
Charity also welcomes budget boost in homelessness funding but said resources must be used to help end the crisis and not to manage it. Focus Ireland welcomes the budget investment in housing...
Focus Ireland says budget 2021 must invest in housing to protect vulnerable and kickstart economic recovery from Covid-19
Focus Ireland has called on the Government to invest in social housing delivery in next week’s Budget as part of a twin-track approach which will act to protect the most vulnerable and also help kick-start the country’s economic recovery from Covid-19.
Focus Ireland Annual Report shows the charity helped a record 1,790 households to either leave or avoid homelessness in 2019
Focus Ireland helped a record number of 1,790 households to avoid homelessness or leave homelessness last year – the charity announced at its virtual 2019 Annual Report launch.
Focus Ireland welcomes a slight drop in the numbers homeless in August to 8702 people. However, the charity has repeated its calls for a reintroduction of eviction bans and rent freezes due to recent Covid-19 restrictions
New figures published today by the Dept of Housing show the number of people homeless in August dropped slightly to 8702 from a total of 8728 in July – a drop of 26 people.
New Focus Ireland/BeLonG To Youth Services report finds parental rejection of young people’s sexual orientation and gender identity can lead to homelessness
Parental rejection of young people’s sexual orientation and gender identity can be a key trigger in the decision to leave home and can subsequently lead to homelessness according to a new research report released today by Focus Ireland and BeLonG To Youth Services.