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 drop in September homeless numbers to 8,656 people as the charity calls for the government to broaden the eviction ban to help protect vulnerable renters during COVID-19
New figures published today by the Department of Housing show the number of people who are homeless in September dropped to 8,656 from a total of 8,702 in August – a drop of 46 people. Focus Ireland welcomes this drop, a week following the government’s positive...
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.