Maintaining rehabilitation services during the pandemic
“COVID has completely changed our approaches – every service we have has been impacted,”- Mark Kennedy, Head of Recovery Services, Merchants Quay Ireland.…
Secret Street Tours – Discover the Liberties with this unique walking tour led by homeless people
Secret Street Tours is a non-profit organisation that was set up by Founder Tom Austin in October 2018. The company officially launched on the 3rd of December last year with…
Housing shortage in The Liberties
By Jack Maguire Homelessness is a rising problem in the Liberties and Dublin in particular, with no sign of any solution since the census results were released in August. …
Liberties charity hope to win €1000 in the ‘Better Together’ competition
A local Liberties charity has entered the “Better Together” video story competition in the hopes of winning €1000 to help homeless people in Dublin Inner City. The Mendicity Institution, based…
Opinion: refugees links with the homelessness crisis
The current refugee crisis has sparked a new wave of generosity and love as people all over the world welcome refugees. The heart-wrenching photo of a three year old boy…
Plans For modular homes schemes pick up pace
At the end of August more than 600 families in Dublin were living in either hotels or homeless accommodation. This is excluding all the homeless sleeping rough on the streets…
Homelessness on rise as rent payments stall
The government’s failure to adequately increase rent allowances has contributed to a sharp rise in homelessness, a report has revealed. According to statistics released by the Simon Community, the end…
Kelly’s plan to end homelessness ‘unachievable’
Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly’s plans to end Ireland’s housing and homelessness crisis have been criticized by homeless trust founder Fr Peter McVerry. The Government’s plan to provide 35,000…
New ‘Teen Room’ adds to Sophia House’s fight against homelessness
New Teen Room aims to curb anti-social behaviour but is just part of the work done at The Sophia House Project…
Dublin Mayor sleeps rough for charity
On 18 October Dublin mayor Oisín Quinn will take part in Focus Ireland’s ‘Shine a Light’ campaign by sleeping rough in the Iveagh Gardens, along with a hundred other businessmen…
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