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.

16/12/2018

FOCUS IRELAND MAKES URGENT CHRISTMAS APPEAL FOR DONATIONS AS NEW FIGURES SHOW 11% RISE IN THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SUPPORTED BY THE CHARITY

Just under 10,000 people now homeless - Nearly 4,000 of these are children and some have been born into homelessness this year

14/12/2018

New Focus Ireland research shows that the ‘most vulnerable of the vulnerable’ young homeless families are trapped in homelessness due to lack of supports

Focus Ireland launched a new study today, Young Families in the Homeless Crisis: Challenges and Solutions, which shines a light on the problems experienced by young homeless families, aged 18-24, whose first experience of independent living results in homelessness.

10/12/2018

Focus Ireland join Europe-wide protest against criminalisation of homelessness in Hungary on Human Rights Day

Focus Ireland is calling on its supporters to send a message to the Hungarian Ambassador in Ireland expressing their concern about the moved by the Hungarian Government to criminalise people who are homeless.

29/11/2018

FOCUS SAYS GOVERNMENT MUST ACT NOW TO PROTECT THE CHILDHOODS OF NEARLY 4,000 CHILDREN AS NEW FIGURES REPORT THAT 9,724 PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS

Meanwhile – New Focus Ireland figures reveal that one family become homeless every 8 hours in Dublin alone last month Focus Ireland has warned that new figures published today reporting a total...

27/11/2018

Iarnród Éireann and Focus Ireland Join Forces to Help More People Make It #homeforchristmas

Iarnród Éireann has teamed up with Focus Ireland to launch a new campaign to raise vital funds to help more people to make it #HomeForChristmas The campaign will see Iarnród Éireann support the...

13/11/2018

Focus Ireland Launches Urgent Christmas Appeal As It Reports Helping More Than 350 Families To Escape Homelessness This Year

Focus Ireland launched an urgent Christmas appeal today with a hard-hitting campaign that highlights nearly 4,000 children are homeless nationwide. The charity’s Life President Sr. Stan launched the campaign which appeals to people to...