The Irish Times

Brief and solemn funerals held for Dublin’s homeless

Coroner pays for burials where families unable to arrange repatriation or cannot be traced

Wed Feb 16 2022 - 19:47

Homeless hostels take action after spike in suicide attempts

Staff receive extra training in effort to stem increasing tendency towards self-harm

Fri Jan 29 2021 - 17:58

Dublin Lord Mayor presents homeless strategy ‘wish list’ to Housing Minister

Further moritorium on evictions and creation of youth strategy among report’s recommendations

Sat Dec 12 2020 - 08:10

Compassionate caring returns as small upside to Covid-19

Holding hands of the sick and homeless had been winnowed out of health system

Tue Sept 08 2020 - 01:00

Record amount of money raised in 2019 Black Santa Christmas appeal

Fifteen charities to benefit from fund-raiser outside St Ann’s church in Dublin

Thu Feb 20 2020 - 20:31

A daylight hold-up in central Dublin: Who needs Halloween scare stories?

Joe Duffy hears how two men pointed a gun at a tourist and robbed her handbag

Sat Oct 26 2019 - 06:00

Kate Holmquist: ‘A rule-breaker, trail blazer and a woman ahead of her time'

Hundreds attend service to remember writer who had the power to make words bloom just like the flowers in her garden

Fri Aug 09 2019 - 17:59

Growing speculation that Archbishop Diarmuid Martin will step down

Question remains if Rome will allow the Dublin Archbishop to go

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 00:01

An ordinary bloke with many talents: Remembering Jer O’Leary

‘Will forever be remembered for his unstinting political activism’ - President Higgins

Thu Jan 03 2019 - 16:16

Church of Ireland will be ‘caught’ if hard border introduced, says Archbishop

Archbishop of Dublin Michael Jackson highlights ‘church of the whole island’

Thu Dec 13 2018 - 19:53

Homeless campaigner Alice Leahy named humanitarian of the year

Irish Red Cross awards recognise pupils’ campaign to revoke classmate’s deportation

Sun Nov 25 2018 - 14:06

Need for basic shelter in Dublin to accommodate rough sleepers among homeless

Should be run by mature staff, not idealistic young people who burn out, says Alice Leahy

Thu Nov 08 2018 - 19:18

Alice Leahy: Murder inspired me to devote my life to homeless people

Rite&Reason: Enthusiastic VSI member Seán Armstrong was shot dead in 1973

Tue Oct 23 2018 - 01:00

Alice Leahy: ‘Big protests are not the way to solve the homeless crisis’

Campaigner for the homeless on her memoir, poverty and books with a happy ending

Sat Oct 06 2018 - 06:00

The Irish Times view on the presidential election: blurred lines at the Áras

Michael D Higgins should remove non-essential items from his official diary this month

Thu Oct 04 2018 - 00:10

Alice Leahy receives international human rights award for her work

‘An extraordinary nurse-led service that offers respite, shelter, recognition’ to homeless

Mon Sept 03 2018 - 20:27

Former homeless Apollo House residents secure home

Czech couple now have hope for the future and jobs including a space-technology internship

Mon Jan 15 2018 - 01:00

No State funding for the trust that Alice built

The Alice Leahy Trust provides showers and clothes for those living on Dublin’s streets

Fri Dec 22 2017 - 01:00

Criticisms of homeless agencies ‘deeply insulting’ - Alice Leahy

Politicians failing to approach homelessness via ‘basic human issues’, says campaigner

Fri Nov 17 2017 - 01:00

A self respecting sewer rat wouldn’t go in that house

The private rental sector in Ireland is no place for an older person

Sat Jul 15 2017 - 02:00

New horse museum to put Fethard on the tourist map

Local resident Andrew Lloyd Webber opens €1.6m attraction in Co Tipperary walled town

Wed May 31 2017 - 12:55

Homeless should not be used by ‘research industry’ - campaigner

Alice Leahy warns against using the disadvantaged ‘as source material’ in address

Mon Sept 19 2016 - 20:05

Patsy McGarry: Growth in charities and homeless crisis

Time for State to consider creating much needed and appropriate institutional care

Tue Jul 19 2016 - 01:00

Call for TDs to be paid national industrial wage

Boyd Barrett says TDs should be on the same salaries as the people they represent

Fri Feb 12 2016 - 01:01

Minister promises 10 times more social houses by year end

More than 300 beds will be available over the Christmas, Kelly tells homeless forum

Mon Nov 16 2015 - 19:38

Miriam Lord’s Week: All fur coat at FG’s fundraising bash

Comedian thinks the Taoiseach should know the full story about women’s bits

Sat Nov 07 2015 - 01:02

Homeless people ‘should not be used for political purposes’

Voluntary service Trust says homeless may be used ‘to feed the blame game’

Tue Oct 27 2015 - 07:47

Review of homeless and housing services ordered

Minister for the Community Alan Kelly orders action out of concern at overlap, duplication

Mon Sept 28 2015 - 01:00

Greater co-operation required on homelessness, says Minister

Kelly calls on departments of Social Protection, Children and Health to focus on issue

Mon Aug 24 2015 - 15:51

Trust dealt with homeless people of 15 nationalities in one week this month

‘Those who work with outsiders can be made feel outsiders themselves’

Sun Nov 23 2014 - 22:09

Ecumenical Walk of Light in Dublin on 23rd November

Walk will mark beginning of liturgical year and seven Christian faiths set to take part

Fri Nov 21 2014 - 16:39

Business group seeks ‘Asbos’ for drug dealers and beggars

2011 begging legislation failing, says Dublin business body CEO Richard Guiney

Tue Aug 12 2014 - 15:44

Locals set up new support group for homeless

Inner city campaign a response to rising numbers sleeping rough in Dublin

Fri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00

Malnutrition found in Dublin homeless, conference told

‘Insensitive bureaucracy and meaningless jargon’ challenged

Mon May 26 2014 - 01:00