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 Advice & Info services expands in Sligo town and county to help prevent people in housing difficulties from becoming homeless
The first four months of 2018 saw a 50% surge in demand for Focus Ireland Services locally as housing crisis deepens Evidence of the impact of the national housing and homeless crisis on the...
Focus Ireland Welcomes DRHE Announcing 11 Units of Contingency Accommodation Now In Place to Ensure No Family is Without a Bed
Focus Ireland has today welcomed the positive announcement by Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE) that an additional 11 units of accommodation are now in place to help ensure no family who are...
FOCUS IRELAND SAYS 1% DROP IN FAMILY HOMELESSNESS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
However – charity warns overall trend shows 37% rise family homelessness in last year and claims the Govt strategy is failing to tackle the issue despite some good news New Government figures...
Focus Ireland welcomed today’s announcement that there has been a fall in the number of people sleeping rough in Dublin
Focus Ireland welcomed today’s announcement that there has been a fall in the number of people sleeping rough in Dublin, as reported in the Dublin Spring 2018 Rough Sleeping Count. The minimum...
Focus Ireland Launches Campaign As Number of People Aged 65+ Who Are Homeless Has Shot up 40% in the Last Two Years
Focus Ireland has launched an online campaign calling for the Government to take urgent action to ensure no people over 65 are homeless. The charity announced the new campaign as it highlighted...
Luka Bloom & Leading Irish Rapper Both Pen Songs About The Homeless Crisis To Promote National March of Protest on April 7th
A leading Dublin rap artist has teamed up with Focus Ireland and written a hard-hitting song about the worst homelessness crisis in living memory. The rapper Gary Nugent – known as Nugget...