Peter McVerry charity paid near €1.7m to law firm headed by brother of director, watchdog finds
Fees paid in 2022 and 2023 to Lavelle Solicitors, whose managing partner Michael Lavelle is a brother of McVerry director Richard Lavelle
Homeless Crisis
Inspectors raise more questions about lax board oversight at McVerry Trust
Report for AHBRA points to ‘serious’ governance failings in charity
Homeless asylum seekers camped near Dáil offered accommodation after standoff with gardaí
Some 50 tents pitched at Kildare Place on Thursday after men told to leave ‘cold weather’ beds in Citywest
Asylum seekers protest outside Dáil after having to leave ‘cold weather accommodation’
Irish Refugee Council criticises ‘illogical’ move by State authorities which is understood to impact around 135 men
Number of homeless international protection applicants passes 3,000
Record number of asylum seekers without accommodation comes as Government’s cold weather initiative ends
Where will FF/FG find common ground with Labour and Social Democrats? Housing
All the parties have acknowledged the need to deliver a higher number of homes and the greater involvement by the State in doing so
‘It doesn’t have to be them or us’: Teachers behind new book of refugees’ stories want to challenge stereotypes
Leah O’Shaughnessy and Melanie Martin co-wrote the book in the wake of the Dublin riots
Homeless figures reach a new high of almost 15,000
Figures published on day of general election show annual increase of 13.5 per cent in those accessing emergency accommodation
Homeless man found unconscious with head injuries in tent in west Cork
Injured man was in a critically hypothermic condition at Youghals where he had been living rough
‘Despite having a roof over my head I still don’t feel safe’
Focus Ireland’s latest Insights report documents how 50 families experienced homelessness
Change of use from hotel to hostel for homeless requires planning permission, An Bord Pleanála rules
Planning decision will have implications for other homeless facilities across the country
Moment ‘where history meets opportunity’ has come, says McDonald as party manifesto launched
Election 2024: Social Democrats pledges €1 offpeak public transport fares and 50,000 affordable purchase homes if in government
‘Mum is always happy. She only cries sometimes’: Voices of children in emergency accommodation
There are 4,561 children across Ireland who tonight will go to sleep in beds they don’t call their own
Sr Stan: ‘People thought there weren’t women homeless, because they were invisible’
At 85, the long-time social campaigner says there’s no such thing as a typical homeless person: ‘every one of them is different, all have their own story, their own background’
The unravelling of a housing minister: Eoghan Murphy opens up about sleeping pills, manic running, anxiety and tears
Former minister for housing Eoghan Murphy’s account of his failures (and failings) is candid, unforgiving, unfiltered and utterly brutal
Dublin authorities make 400 extra beds available for homeless this winter
More than 10,000 emergency beds were already occupied by homeless people in Dublin last month
Homelessness in Ireland hits record high of 14,760 people
Child homelessness rises 17% in last year, Department of Housing data shows
We know a lot about the 40 homeless people who died in Dublin. So what are we going to do about it?
If they didn’t die on the streets then they probably died in a hostel. Two thirds of them would have died alone
‘Lost in homelessness’: The life and times of Derek Byrne, the man found dead in a Dublin recycling centre
Those who knew Byrne describe a generous and kind-hearted man whose adult life was shaped by years of addiction
Number of homeless deaths in Dublin reaches 40 so far this year, records show
HRB analysis shows those who died while homeless were much younger than the Irish average at the time of their death
Local authorities underreporting rural rough sleeping, charity says
Cases outside Dublin reveals poor administration of homelessness law on emergency accommodation, says Mercy Law
Niall Muldoon: My psychological quirk? Am I going to say this to The Irish Times?
The Ombudsman for Children is a clinical psychologist from Donegal, who has worked in the area of child protection for more than 20 years
Dublin councils face €10m budget hole due to spiralling homelessness costs
Rising homeless service costs ‘should’ be borne by Department of Housing, Dublin City Council says
Rising cost of living and housing insecurity identified as challenges in supporting children’s learning
Study examining childhood experience finds exposure to structural inequality in early years is central to educational success
‘They view you as a piece of trash’: Life in a tent on Dublin streets
Susan Reynolds (35) from Darndale, Dublin, has since secured housing through the charity Hail, and is studying psychology at UCD
‘I’ve never seen the need as high’ says founder of Belfast food kitchen
Latest figures show there are 47,936 households on social housing waiting list in Northern Ireland
Housing charity wants full State funding despite €15m bailout, spending watchdog found
Interim chief executive at Peter McVerry Trust was paid €1,000 a day following resignation of previous CEO
Varadkar and Harris are wrong. It’s not immigration causing homelessness, but Government policy
The main reason people are homeless in Dublin is not that they left direct provision or arrived from abroad
Number of homeless people in State rises 14% year-on-year to 14,486
A total of 4,419 children were in homelessness accommodation at the end of the summer
Zoned land without utilities cannot solve housing problem, Construction Industry Federation boss says
Hubert Fitzpatrick says the industry can rise to meet the challenge of providing critical infrastructure and 60,000 homes a year if it has certainty
Extra CCTV for Dublin areas with high antisocial behaviour among plans for Cabinet
Increased housing adaptation grants and ban of XL Bully dogs are also on agenda
Controversial fencing being removed along Dublin’s Grand Canal
Move comes two weeks after Waterways Ireland started 24-hour patrols of the canal to stop homeless people erecting tents there
Fact check: Are immigration and homelessness figures linked?
Taoiseach appeared to conflate rising homelessness with increased numbers seeking asylum and international protection in weekend interview
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