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Limerick TD says plan for housing 'clearly failing' amid rising homelessness

SINN FEIN TD Maurice Quinlivan has said that the Government’s Rebuilding Ireland initiative — a programme to tackle the country’s housing crisis — is “clearly failing” as Limerick has reached its highest rate of homelessness to date. Deputy ...

05 Mar 2018 at 06:11

National News

Homelessness campaigner Fr Peter McVerry warns of oncoming ‘tsunami of misery’

Homelessness campaigner Fr Peter McVerry has said the ending of the temporary moratorium on no-fault evictions is the “worst decision” the Government has made. More than 4,300 notices to quit were recorded in the final three months of 2022,...

04 Apr 2023 at 11:35

National News

Amnesty International say record homeless figures are 'a stain on Ireland’s reputation'

Human rights organisation Amnesty International Ireland have identified 'significant failings' in Ireland's addressing of the housing crisis and homelessless, according to a report. Amnesty's 'State of the World’s Human Rights' report ...

27 Apr 2024 at 12:45

Local News

Homeless families being put up in Limerick city student villages

FAMILIES are currently being housed by the local authority in student accommodation in Limerick city, with some families recently offered long-term leases at student villages on the northside of the city. A number of families who ...

31 Mar 2019 at 22:00

Community

Peter McVerry Trust hits Limerick target in first year of operation

THE PETER McVerry Trust has exceeded its goal in housing 30 people since opening its Limerick city offices 12 months ago. The national homeless and charity service, which provides long-term accommodation to people seriously ...

04 Jan 2018 at 06:03

Sport

Songs and Saffron set for Sun Chariot rematch

Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Homeless Songs will lock horns with defending champion Saffron Beach in the Royal Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. The Dermot Weld-trained Homeless Songs was a brilliant ...

30 Sept 2022 at 14:24

Education

Limerick primary school pupils brave cold for homeless

KIND-HEARTED County Limerick children gave up watching cartoons in their cosy sitting rooms to sleep out for the homeless. On a wintry Wednesday evening the boys and girls of Martinstown NS pitched their tents in the ...

26 Nov 2017 at 09:00

Number of people in emergency accommodation hits record high of 15,418

National News

Number of people in emergency housing hit new record high of 15,418

A record 15,418 people were living in emergency accommodation in Ireland last month, 4,675 of whom are children, figures show. Opposition parties called for a “radical” reset on housing to stem the constant increase ...

25 Apr 2025 at 16:29

Sport

Exciting Tahiyra upholds family honour at Galway

Dermot Weld expects the beautifully-bred Tahiyra to go on to bigger and better things after making a sparkling debut on day two of the Galway Festival. The master of Rosewell House has made Ballybrit his own over ...

26 Jul 2022 at 21:09

National News

O’Broin calls for wider count of homelessness to ‘reflect true numbers’

A truer set of figures should be kept to monitor homelessness in Ireland, a Sinn Fein TD has said. Monthly updates on figures of those in emergency accommodation are published by the Department of Housing. The ...

20 Nov 2023 at 19:37

National News

A homeless family: ‘You feel forgotten by everybody, you feel no hope’

A mother of four who was homeless for 11 months has spoken of her delight at getting a home in time for Christmas. Ania*, who lives in the Finglas area with her children – aged two, seven, 10 and 14 – said ...

22 Dec 2024 at 11:03

New record high reached with almost 16,000 people homeless in Ireland

National News

Almost 16,000 people homeless in Ireland as another record high reached

Homelessness has reached another record high in Ireland as the number of people using emergency accommodation rose to 15,915. This is up from 15,747 people recorded in the last official Department of ...

25 Jul 2025 at 16:48

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