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.
As homeless numbers rise as lockdown eases Focus Ireland says new Government strategy must deliver policy shift required to end crisis & fix Ireland’s broken housing system
Figures published today by the Department of Housing show the number of people who are homeless in April rose by 22 to 8,082 compared to 8,060 in the previous month. There was also a rise in the number...
Focus Ireland’s #FocusOnFamilies Campaign Calls for Specific Govt Strategy to Tackle Family Homelessness
Focus Ireland is concerned that the family homelessness crisis will deepen as the eviction ban ends. Focus Ireland launched a new #FocusOnFamilies campaign today which is calling for the Government to develop a specific strategy to...
Focus Ireland present #EndHomelessness petition to three Government parties calling on a target date to the end the crisis
Charity has amassed over 10,000 #EndHomelessness signatures Focus Ireland today presented its #EndHomelessness petition with over 10,200 signatures to three Government parties to set a target date for ending homelessness. Director Of Advocacy Mike Allen and Campaign Coordinator Louise Bayliss handed the petition to Senator...
Focus Ireland Launches New 5 Year Strategy Which Aims to Support 5,000 Households out of homelessness by 2025
Focus Ireland published its new 5-year Strategic Plan today which aims to support over 5,000 households out of homelessness by the end of 2025. The charity will achieve this by delivering 1150 new homes in partnership with Local Authorities and other State agencies through a mix of direct...
New December 2020 figures show a reduction in the number homeless to 8,200 which includes 2,327 children
Focus Ireland campaign calls on the leaders of the three Government parties to set a target date for ending homelessness Figures published today by the Department of Housing show the number of people who...
NGO Alliance Call on Government to take Ten Urgent Actions to Keep One Parent Families Afloat during Lockdown
The National One Parent Family Alliance says that unless urgent measures are implemented, lone parents and their children will be disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 restrictions and school closures. The newly established National...