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The man was sleeping in a tent on the banks of the Grand Canal

Man injured in tent removal remains in hospital

Dublin / 16 Jan

Almost half of the women in the study said they returned to live in an abusive situation due to homelessness

Domestic violence impact 'worsened' by homelessness

Ireland / 15 Dec 19

The latest piece from Banksy is found in Birmingham

Banksy piece uses reindeer to highlight homelessness

News Lens / 09 Dec 19

Mr McGuiness was speaking at at the launch of the Simon House of Light Festival where he was joined by Cillian Murphy

Founders 'never thought' Simon would be needed in 2019

Ireland / 05 Dec 19

Paddy Fay, President Higgins, Fr Peter McVerry and Pat Doyle pictured at Tabor House

'I hate Christmas' - campaigner Fr Peter McVerry

Ireland / 02 Dec 19

Nine families got social housing from local authorities or approved housing bodies

Only 8% of family hub residents secured social housing

Ireland / 27 Nov 19

Focus Ireland founder Sr Stan launches Christmas Appeal

'Significant increase' in babies born into homelessness

Ireland / 18 Nov 19

The latest figures show that 10,397 people accessed emergency in the last week of September

Homeless figures up in September for third month in row

Ireland / 31 Oct 19

The sim cards will be distributed through five major homeless charities

An Post to donate €100,000 worth of data to homeless

Ireland / 29 Oct 19

Addiction on Ireland's streets is increasingly being seen as normal, according to MQI

Dublin needle exchange charity sees increase in demand

Ireland / 24 Oct 19

Novas Ireland Chairman Greg Maxwell said the present model of relying on the private sector to provide housing has consistently failed

Govt 'a spectator' in crisis, housing agency says

Ireland / 18 Oct 19

Latest homeless figures show 156 people are sleeping rough in Dublin

Dublin Simon wants to close the door on homelessness

Ireland / 01 Aug 19

COPE Galway said that it had 174 households living in emergency accommodation last week

Homeless Galway households up 20%, says charity COPE

Connacht / 30 Jun 19

The protest heard calls for a legal right to housing

Thousands attend Dublin protest over homeless crisis

Dublin / 20 May 19

Dennis Connolly was homeless for decades

'It'd make you cry': One man's homeless story

Connacht / 17 May 19

Leo Varadkar said the housing portfolio is a 'very difficult job'

Varadkar has 'full confidence' in Minister for Housing

Politics / 01 May 19

The report calls for a new policy to be drawn up between State agencies so that the needs of homeless non-EU families can be addressed

21% of families homeless last year 'born outside EU'

Dublin / 01 Apr 19

Mary Lou McDonald said the report was a damning condemnation of the Government's record on housing.

UN housing report a 'wake-up call' for Govt - Sinn Féin

Politics / 27 Mar 19

March was part of a series of protests by the Homeless and Housing Coalition

Protest calls for Govt action on homeless crisis

Ireland / 11 Mar 19

The coalition is made up of an umbrella group of trade unions, community groups, NGOs and charities among other groups

Protest on housing crisis to take place next month

Dublin / 28 Feb 19

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy said the rise in homeless numbers in January was expected

Number of homeless reaches record high at almost 10k

Ireland / 27 Feb 19

Nearly 4,000 children were living in emergency accommodation in November 2018

Child homelessness 'a national emergency' - agency

Ireland / 26 Feb 19

Owen Keegan said he did not believe people were playing the system

Keegan says better services can increase homelessness

Dublin / 18 Feb 19

Figures show that rents rose nationally by almost 10% last year, the slowest rise in last three years

Rental increase rate slowest in three years - report

Ireland / 10 Feb 19

A quarter of the children who attended Temple Street Hospital's emergency department were younger than one-year-old

Homeless children attending Temple Street ED up 29%

Ireland / 22 Jan 19

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