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.

12/12/2016

New Central Bank Figures Show the Housing and Homeless Crisis is Continuing to Deepen

Focus Ireland said new figures from the Central Bank which show more than four family homes are being repossessed every day shows the housing and homeless crisis continues to deepen. Figures for the...

30/11/2016

40% Rise in People Sleeping Rough in Dublin

NEW figures issued today by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive* report that 142 people were found sleeping rough in Dublin on the night of Nov 22nd. This shows a 40% rise in the number sleeping rough...

29/11/2016

Dragons’ Den Star To Sell Dream Home on Aran Islands To help the homeless

Focus Ireland and COPE Galway today announced a campaign to allow high net worth individuals to help with the homelessness crisis. The “Home from Home” campaign encourages people who are...

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...