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 Calls on Govt. to Deliver Tailored Strategies to Tackle Youth & Family Homelessness as New Figures Show a Total of 10,253 Homeless

As official homeless figures reach 10,253, Focus Ireland have today called for the Government to urgently put in place two specific strategies to tackle the deepening dual problems of  youth & family homelessness. The...

Focus Ireland calls for cross-party political commitment to establish ‘Housing Commission’ after next election

Focus Ireland today called on all political parties to commit to establishing a ‘Commission on Housing’ after the next election, to work out a broad consensus on the supply of affordable, secure...

FOCUS IRELAND REPORT FINDS THAT NEARLY 70% OF FAMILIES BECOMING HOMELESS IN DUBLIN HAD THEIR LAST HOME IN THE RENTAL SECTOR

Families living in the private rented sector are continuing to bear the brunt of the deepening housing and homeless crisis according to new research launched by Focus Ireland today (13th June) in...

Focus Ireland Presents to the Joint Committee on Children & Youth Affairs

Focus Ireland made a presentation to the Joint Committee on Children & Youth Affairs today and said it welcomed the opportunity to discuss the impact of the current crisis as the number...

Focus Ireland to be Body & Soul’s 10th anniversary charity partner

Focus Ireland has teamed up with the Body & Soul music festival as part of the charity’s new campaign to #EndYouthHomelessness.  Focus Ireland said it is proud to be Body & Soul’s...

Focus Ireland Calls For Shift in Government Policy To End The Deepening Crisis As New Figures Show a new Record Total of 10,378 Homeless

As official homeless figures reach yet another record high, Focus Ireland warned today that the homelessness crisis will not be ended without a shift in national Government policy, backed up by a...

Focus Ireland Online Campaign Calls For Voters to Ask Their Local Election Candidates to Take A Pledge to Tackle Homelessness

Focus Ireland has launched a grassroots online campaign calling on every local election candidate to commit to tackling the homelessness crisis if they are elected on May 24th. To date over 5,000...

Irish Aftercare Network Calls For More Support For Young People Leaving Care

Delegates at the Irish Aftercare Network’s Annual Conference in Athlone heard today (May 17th) that there must be more to support young people leaving care, many of whom have suffered significant trauma during...

Minister Murphy Opens New Focus Ireland Development Providing 31 Homes in Dublin

The Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy today officially opened Focus Ireland’s new 31 unit development at John’s Lane West which is providing homes for families and individuals in the heart of Dublin...

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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