Press Releases

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.

Latest Figures on Homelessness

Latest Press Releases

FOCUS IRELAND REPORTS IT HAS SUPPORTED 5% MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK SO FAR THIS YEAR

The Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Mick Finn officially opened Focus Ireland’s 12th Annual national conference in Cork City Hall today (Friday Sept 14th) which brought together experts and front-line staff to...

Focus Ireland warns “government is now further away from getting on top of housing and homeless crisis”

Focus Ireland said new figures published today showing a record total of 9,891 people who are homeless demonstrates the Government has failed to take the decisions required to ease the crisis. Focus...

FOCUS IRELAND STATEMENT ON FAMILY SLEEPING IN TALLAGHT GARDA STATION ON NIGHT OF WED AUG 8TH

Focus Ireland Advocacy Manager Roughan Mac Namara said: “The fact that some families had nowhere to sleep last night except in a gardai station is totally unacceptable and the responsibility for this...

Focus Ireland says the record total of 9,872 people homeless must be seen as totally unacceptable & govt must do more to end the deepening crisis

Focus Ireland said that the new figures issued today which show a record total of 9,872 should not be seen as “normal” or used to justify a ‘business as usual’ response. The...

Focus Ireland Supported a Record Number of over 14,500 people in 2017

Annual Report shows Focus Ireland supported 1,065 households from homelessness into new homes Focus Ireland supported a record number of over 14,500 people last year who were homeless or at risk –...

Focus Ireland opens evening service for families waiting for emergency accommodation

Just a few months ago, the Focus Ireland Coffee Shop was supporting around 30 families a day to find emergency accommodation; this number has surged to around 100 a day. Focus Ireland,...

Focus Ireland says the shocking record total of 9,846 people homeless shows the govt must do more to end the deepening crisis

Figures show a shocking 38% increase in the number of children homeless in a year, 2,777 to 3,826 children from May 2017 to May 2018. Focus Ireland said that the new figures...

Focus Ireland Advice & Info services expands in Sligo town and county to help prevent people in housing difficulties from becoming homeless

The first four months of 2018 saw a 50% surge in demand for Focus Ireland Services locally as housing crisis deepens Evidence of the impact of the national housing and homeless crisis on the...

Focus Ireland Welcomes DRHE Announcing 11 Units of Contingency Accommodation Now In Place to Ensure No Family is Without a Bed

Focus Ireland has today welcomed the positive announcement by Dublin Regional Homeless Executive (DRHE) that an additional 11 units of accommodation are now in place to help ensure no family who are...

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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