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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.

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Focus Ireland backs call by the Construction Industry Federation for the Government to classify the construction of new homes as an essential occupation, within the context of good public health practice

Focus Ireland backed today’s call by the Construction Industry Federation that the Government should take particular care to recognise that the construction of new homes is an essential occupation and should be...

Focus Ireland calls on Minister Murphy to fast-track temporary ban on evictions during Covid 19 pandemic

Focus Ireland has called on Minister Eoghan Murphy and the Dáil to reconvene in order to fast track a temporary ban on new eviction notices and rent increases. Focus Ireland CEO, Pat...

FOCUS IRELAND CALLS FOR MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS AS PART OF GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO COVID-19

Charity said this will prevent more people becoming homeless during this time of national emergency Focus Ireland called on the Government today to put in place a moratorium on evictions as part...

Focus Ireland Launches 5 Point Plan To Tackle Homeless Crisis & Calls For Politicians To Show More Urgency in Forming New Govt

Focus Ireland today launched its 5-Point Plan to tackle the housing & homelessness crisis and called on politicians to show more urgency in forming a Government as the number of people homeless...

Focus Ireland warns of a continuing crisis as the latest increase brings homeless numbers back over 10,000 to 10,271

As the January homeless figures rises above 10,000 again, after a one-month dip in December 2019, Focus Ireland has called on all political parties to make a determination to tackle homelessness the...

Focus Ireland Says All Parties Need to “Stop Playing Politics & Start Working Together” on Housing as at Least 3 Families Become Homeless Every Day in Ireland

Focus Ireland has today called on all political parties to take a more honest and collaborative approach to tackling the housing and homelessness crisis, including making a commitment to participate in a...

FOCUS IRELAND WELCOMES SLIGHT DROP IN HOMELESSNESS FIGURES BUT SAYS GOVERNMENT MUST DO A LOT MORE IN 2020 TO END DEEPENING CRISIS AS A TOTAL OF 10,448 NOW HOMELESS

Focus Ireland said that the Government must do a lot more in 2020 to end the deepening homelessness crisis as new figures today report a total of 10,448 homeless in November. This...

FOCUS IRELAND END OF YEAR REPORT SHOWS CHARITY HAS DELIVERED NEARLY 600 HOMES IN THE LAST 4 YEARS

Focus Ireland’s end of year report issued today shows the charity delivered 92 homes in 2019. In the last 4 years, Focus Ireland has delivered 587 homes to households that were previously...

FOCUS IRELAND CALLS ON NEW TDS TO COMMIT TO WORK TO END CRISIS AS NEW FIGURES SHOW RECORD TOTAL OF 10,514 HOMELESS

Focus Ireland has called on the 4 new TDs in the by-elections to make ending the housing crisis a key priority on entering the Dáil, as new figures report a record total...

We are driven by the fundamental belief that homelessness is wrong. Wrong because it is a failure of society that creates victims out of ordinary people and robs them of their potential. Wrong because it can be prevented, it can be solved but is allowed to continue and in doing so, undermines society.

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