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.

23/11/2016

Focus Ireland Report 67 Families Became Homeless In Dublin In October

Focus Ireland reported today that 67 families became newly homeless in October and were referred to its family services in Dublin. The charity issued the figures as the Dublin Region Homeless Executive...

14/11/2016

Focus Ireland Launches Christmas Campaign

Sr. Stan launched Focus Ireland’s Christmas appeal today with a hard-hitting campaign that highlights a record number of over 2,400 children and nearly 1200 families are homeless nationwide. The new campaign makes...

07/11/2016

Glen Hansard Teams Up With Focus Ireland and The High Hopes Choir to Show Human Faces Behind the Homeless Crisis

Singer Glen Hansard paid a special visit to Focus Ireland’s Coffee Shop in Temple Bar today to meet people and hear some of the human stories behind the homeless crisis. The singer...

02/11/2016

Latest Focus Ireland Figures Report 65 Families Became Newly Homeless in Dublin in September

Focus Ireland issued new figures today which report that 65 families became newly homeless in Dublin in September as the crisis continues to deepen. These latest figures mean that 736 families with...

11/10/2016

Focus Ireland welcomes Positive Budget Measures But Warns More Action Vital To Halt Deepening Homeless Crisis

Focus Ireland said today’s Budget has some very positive measures that will help deliver the Government’s Housing and Homelessness plan but the charity warned that more immediate action is vital to halt...

09/10/2016

Focus Ireland Calls For Govt Action To Protect Irish Homes As Banks Gear Up To Sell Millions Of Property To Vulture Funds

Focus Ireland warned today that thousands more Irish homes are at risk as banks are set to sell many millions of Euros-worth of property to international vulture funds. The charity stressed that...