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 Launches Urgent Christmas Appeal As It Reports it Has Helped Nearly 300 Families To Escape Homelessness This Year
—One family a day is housed but at least 2 to 3 more become homeless the same day— Focus Ireland launched an urgent Christmas appeal today with a hard-hitting campaign that highlights...
New record homeless figures show family homelessness rising sharply outside Dublin
Focus Ireland calls on Minister Murphy to close legal loop-hole that allows buy-to-let landlords to evict families The homeless figures for September 2017, announced by Minister Eoghan Murphy this afternoon (but not...
Business Leaders Take Part In Focus Ireland Shine a Light Night 2017 & Raise €500K To Help Charity’s Work
Over 100 business leaders took part in Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light Night (Fri Oct 13th) to raise €500K to help fund the charity’s vital services to combat and prevent homelessness. The...
Focus Ireland Welcomes €1.8B (Billion) Housing Budget Allocation But Stresses More Urgent Action Is Required Given Scale Of The Crisis
Focus Ireland welcomed the €1.8 Billion housing allocation in Budget 2018 but the charity stressed that more urgent action is required given the sheer scale of the current homelessness crisis. The charity...
FOCUS IRELAND SAYS BUDGET DECISIONS ON TUESDAY WILL SHOW IF THE CABINET FULLY BACKS HOUSING MINISTER EFFORTS TO END HOMELESSNESS CRISIS
Focus Ireland warned today that the homelessness crisis will continue to deepen unless Tuesday’s Budget 2018 includes a number of specific actions to help cut the constant flow of families and individuals...
Focus Ireland Pre-Budget Submission Calls For Measures to Fast-Track Delivery of Social Housing to Tackle Homelessness Crisis
Focus Ireland launched its Pre-Budget Submission today (Monday Oct 2nd) which calls for action in next week’s Budget to fast-track delivery of social housing to help ease the homelessness crisis. The...