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 CALLS FOR MORE GOVERNMENT ACTION TO AS NEW FIGURES REPORT 10,275 PEOPLE HOMELESS
New Focus Ireland figures show number of families who became homeless in Dublin rocketed by 70% over one month (as 124 families became homeless in July compared to 73 in June).
FOCUS IRELAND LAUNCHES HARD-HITTING CAMPAIGN CALLING FOR ACTION AS THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN HOMELESS HAS SHOT UP BY 356% IN 5 YEARS
Campaign projects images of children on to a number of landmark buildings in Dublin to highlight rising number homeless & & to help drive support for Focus Ireland’s 4 point plan to end the crisis
FOCUS IRELAND CALLS FOR MORE ACTION BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AS NEW FIGURES REPORT 10,172 PEOPLE HOMELESS
Charity warns that homelessness is not just a Dublin problem as there are nearly 1,000 children homeless outside of the capital
Focus Ireland Calls on Govt. to Deliver Tailored Strategies to Tackle Youth & Family Homelessness as New Figures Show a Total of 10,253 Homeless
33% increase in the number of people homeless in the last two years from 7699 in May 2017 to 10253 in May 2019
Focus Ireland calls for cross-party political commitment to establish ‘Housing Commission’ after next election
Focus Ireland today called on all political parties to commit to establishing a ‘Commission on Housing’ after the next election, to work out a broad consensus on the supply of affordable, secure housing over the next twenty years.
FOCUS IRELAND REPORT FINDS THAT NEARLY 70% OF FAMILIES BECOMING HOMELESS IN DUBLIN HAD THEIR LAST HOME IN THE RENTAL SECTOR
Charity calls for Govt to develop a specific family homelessness strategy as the number of families homeless has shot up by nearly 300% since 2015*