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 SAYS MORE HOMES ARE REQUIRED TO END HOMELESSNESS CRISIS NOT MORE EMERGENCY BEDS
———–Charity makes its call as new figures show 184 people sleeping rough in Dublin & a record total of 8,492 people homeless nationwide—— Focus Ireland warned today that two new sets...
Focus Ireland New Report Issued As Charity Announces It Has Helped Over 300 Families to Escape Homelessness so far in 2017
A new report (Commissioned by Focus Ireland) has found that parents in families who were previously homeless fear that the experience may have long-term impacts on their children. The report also clearly...
FOCUS IRELAND CALLS FOR URGENT GOVT ACTION AS DAFT REPORT FINDS RENTS SOAR 11% TO €1,200 PER MONTH
Focus Ireland has called for more urgent Government action to tackle rocketing rents as the new Daft report shows rents have shot up to a new all-time record of €1,200 per month,...
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...