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Refugees must wait three years for spouse and child reunification under new plans
The number of unsuccessful asylum seekers who left Ireland was up 89% last year
Numbers entering homeless services from direct provision surge since pandemic
People with status ‘squeezed out’ of direct provision and cannot find housing, says advocacy group
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New record high of almost 17,000 homeless, including 5,321 children
Focus Ireland describes as ‘wrong’ Tánaiste’s comments about migrants without a ‘housing right’ in emergency accommodation
Opposition criticises Tánaiste over comments linking homelessness to immigration
Simon Harris said ‘significant number’ of people in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have a housing right in Ireland’
‘I was shook’: Simon Harris says he nearly quit politics after threats to his wife and children
In a wide-ranging interview, the Tánaiste responds to criticism of his statements on immigration, defends his social media usage and defends his credentials to be Minister for Finance
Simon Harris claims ‘significant number’ in emergency accommodation ‘don’t have housing right’
Homeless executive chief rejects Tánaiste’s view, saying people who ‘can’t establish a right to housing ... are sent on their way’
‘I don’t know who else to turn to’: Letters for help to Minister from people affected by housing crisis
People write of ‘soul-destroying’ search for homes
‘The people that run this are absolutely amazing’: Music and companionship at RDS Christmas dinner
Around 400 people attend event in its 101st year, organised and run by more than 200 volunteers
Bono joins annual Christmas Eve busking session in Dublin city centre
Street concert to raises funds for Dublin Simon Community marks its 15th anniversary
A visit to Belfast’s only soup kitchen to see how they’re helping the homeless this Christmas
Demand has never been greater, according to The People’s Kitchen founder and co-ordinator, Paul McCusker
‘If I can help someone, I will’: the Dublin woman who has been providing Christmas dinners for 39 years
Margaret Brown (80s) from Sandycove has been organising a festive feast for those in need since 1986
Dublin City Council spends €58m on homeless accommodation in three-month period
Companies owned by Seamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney and his wider family were paid about €7m
‘So long as these people are here, we’ll never starve’: In the queue for Christmas vouchers at Dublin’s Capuchin Day Centre
The volunteers of Dublin’s Capuchin Day Centre handed out free €50 vouchers for Dunnes Stores to more than 3,000 people
Amid festive goodwill, Dáil reminded of 5,247 children facing homeless Christmas
British ambassador in attendance reminded of Irish position on Palestine protesters at final Dáil sitting
Bringing healthcare to rough sleepers: ‘I think people feel safe with us’
A mobile GP clinic provides health services to vulnerable people on Dublin’s streets
More than 66% of homeless people in Ireland are in Dublin, report finds
Focus Ireland highlights ‘urgent need’ for stronger prevention measures
Alice Leahy: I have learned there is no single story about being homeless
Rite & Reason: Migration, displacement and exile are bringing more people to our services. This, in turn, creates sub-cultures
‘There’s a seismic change looming’: Social housing bodies come under increasing scrutiny
Bigger not-for-profit AHBs have operations on a par with large companies, with assets worth billions of euro and monthly rental income of €10m
Number of homeless people in Ireland reaches new record high in October
Focus Ireland says many children now facing second or third Christmas in emergency accommodation
Emmet Kirwan: ‘The best thing about Ireland is fair-mindedness. The worst? Putting bags of dog poo in a bush’
Actor and playwright on how his career path gave him the most focus and artistic satisfaction
More than half of all homeless families are headed by a lone parent, finds Focus Ireland
Focus Ireland report
Non-Irish nationals ‘over-represented’ in homeless services, officials warn
Report raises prospect of surge in social housing demand as people qualify after five years’ residence in the State
Alice Leahy on 50 years helping the homeless: ‘State has nicely offloaded responsibility’
Veteran campaigner emphasises the lack of compassion in how people bereft of a home are treated
Dublin’s homeless costs to top €400m next year
No reduction in homelessness expected in 2026 as more than €50m added to the capital’s budget
Additional €152m sought this year to pay for accommodation for homeless
Department of Housing seeking extra funding of nearly €299m over its original budget for 2025
Left’s unity from Catherine Connolly campaign faces its first big tests
Many quote Brendan Behan and suggest the first item on the agenda for a left alliance will be the split. They said the same about the Catherine Connolly campaign
‘We are human beings too’: Homeless singles react to Government housing plan prioritising families
Latest housing strategy involves instructions to council to put long-term homeless families with children at the top of their housing lists
New housing plan promises 300,000 new homes. Can it deliver?
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Put long-term homeless families with children at top of housing queue, councils told
Government shifts focus in effort to reduce number of children in emergency accommodation
New housing plan criticised by Opposition leaders: ‘It does not tackle key problems’
Plan announcement comes against backdrop of a fall in new housing commencements
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