Government plan to end rough sleeping by 2016 not feasible, says McVerryChanging profile of homeless will change politics of the issue, says campaignerThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
Serious concerns over safety at Galway hospital psychiatric unitHealth Service Executive audit of 45-bed unit finds number of failingsThu Jun 26 2014 - 01:00
McVerry says future in homelessness and housing sector ‘grim’Charity sees 10-fold increase in individuals supported in past five yearsWed Jun 25 2014 - 01:01
Dolphin House regeneration facing more delays due to late planning applicationRenovation process for Dublin flats running way behind original scheduleWed Jun 25 2014 - 01:00
More older people turning to Age Action for supportCharity to continue to highlight ‘negative impact of Government policies ’Tue Jun 24 2014 - 09:40
Rough sleeping on streets of Dublin prompts 80 extra bedsVolunteers saw 154 rough sleepers on one night last weekTue Jun 24 2014 - 01:00
Locals set up new support group for homelessInner city campaign a response to rising numbers sleeping rough in DublinFri Jun 20 2014 - 01:00
New payment must be accompanied by more social housing, say charitiesHousing Bill has met with opposition from range of left-wing groupsThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Israeli soldiers speak out on abuse of PalestiniansYehuda Shaul says disturbing images represent norm in occupied territoriesThu Jun 19 2014 - 01:00
Fight against new housing assistance payment will move to streets, council chambersCritics say new payment will force thousands of households off social housing listsWed Jun 18 2014 - 01:00
Minister for Housing says criticisms of Bill ‘grossly inaccurate’Protesters to gather at Dáil as legislation related to rent supplement reaches final stageTue Jun 17 2014 - 14:45
New campaign to keep families in their homes‘A welcome step’ but not the answer to the housing crisisTue Jun 17 2014 - 01:00
Rent allowance banned in Dublin's BallymunLandlord told he can’t house couple due to ruling to promote ‘greater diversity of tenure’Mon Jun 16 2014 - 08:46
Years of neglect and cuts leave area prey to drugs and crimeBackground: Croftwood Gardens residents point to neglect, writes Kitty HollandMon Jun 16 2014 - 01:00
Man arrested in connection with shooting of boy (6)Six-year-old shot in neck while outside playing with friends in Ballyfermot housing estate on FridaySun Jun 15 2014 - 20:30
Warning of homeless crisis among young leaving State careFocus Ireland says at-risk group has been forgotten amid housing shortagesSat Jun 14 2014 - 12:08
Hoping for a place to start new life with her baby‘I was in care for six months from when I was 17. There were a lot of things with the courts and my family’Sat Jun 14 2014 - 12:01
New housing rights alliance demands ‘policy for people’Government has focused on market model which doesn’t meet needs of people, forum hearsFri Jun 13 2014 - 16:00
More with fatal foetal diagnoses go for terminationsJust half of pregnant women were offered screening for anomaliesFri Jun 13 2014 - 01:00
New thinking on use made of ‘desirable’ land and family homes neededConference hears ‘empty nesters’ are one of the greatest obstacles to increasing the supply of family homesTue Jun 10 2014 - 21:43
Greatest threats to growing up with family was poverty or parents in ‘mixed’ marriageMajority of 80,000 lone parents were widowsTue Jun 10 2014 - 01:00
Ambulance turnaround times well short of targetsParamedics unable to hand over patients at hospitals within 20-minute timeframeMon Jun 09 2014 - 01:01
At the heart of the ambulance problem is patient handover timeThe service has drawn up a new strategy to tackle delays crisisMon Jun 09 2014 - 01:00
No guidelines drawn up on abortion, says Irish Council for Civil LibertiesGovernment accused of failing to provide clarity on when procedure is legalFri Jun 06 2014 - 01:00
Nama considers offering 500 apartments as social housing despite council decisionPlan to open Tallaght properties to applicants from other local authoritiesTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
Gardaí treat site of Dublin gas explosion as possible crime sceneIncident that left man gravely injured may have been deliberateTue Jun 03 2014 - 01:00
NI church head says race attacks ‘must stop immediately’New head of Presbyterians says attacks an ‘affront to us as democratic and civilised country’Mon Jun 02 2014 - 20:04
McGuinness says Disappeared one of worst legacies of TroublesDeputy First Minister attended Windsor Castle banquet as it was the “decent thing to do”Sun Jun 01 2014 - 08:26
Posters for election candidates remain up after deadlinePoliticians now face €150 fine for each poster not removed by last nightSat May 31 2014 - 15:39
More social housing needed in private estates says Minister for FinanceNama ‘surpised’ at how long local authorities taking to identify where they need housesWed May 28 2014 - 01:00
Elderly couple must ‘vacate’ home after repossessionCouple must leave house they have rented for 15 years because landlord in receivershipTue May 27 2014 - 01:00
Case study: ‘Only option was to sell or surrender our house’Mother of two dreads the post arriving every dayTue May 27 2014 - 01:00
5,000 new homes a year needed to meet social housing demand‘Housing is the defining issue of the decade’Mon May 26 2014 - 01:00
The housing-list family: ‘We’re not looking for anything fancy. Just a bit of stability’Sat May 24 2014 - 01:00
Minister to ‘use stick’ over housing delaysO’Sullivan says there is a ‘lack of urgency’Wed May 21 2014 - 01:01
Homeless bodies welcome initiative‘Crucial next step is for the whole of Government to back the Minister’s work’Wed May 21 2014 - 01:00
Analysis: Homeless crisis can be overcomeFresh thinking and urgency needed in State’s response to provision of housingWed May 21 2014 - 01:00
Sharp increases in social housing waiting listsHomeless executive to announce extra emergency beds to tackle rough sleeping in capitalMon May 19 2014 - 06:03
At least 127 are sleeping rough in DublinCampaigner warns of ‘tsunami’ of homelessness over housing shortageMon May 19 2014 - 01:00
Empty State property to be considered for housing homelessPlan describes escalating numbers of homeless families as an ‘emergency crisis’Sat May 17 2014 - 09:38
Almost 3,600 homeless helped by McVerry trustFamilies losing homes ‘more than doubles in last year’Tue May 13 2014 - 01:09
Daft.ie to continue use of 'rent allowance filter' on searchesDepartment of Social Protection asked sites to remove ‘no rent allowance’ featureMon May 12 2014 - 07:13
Housing rights campaign will grow in months ahead, vow homeless familiesCampaign to seek rent controls, social housing and end to ‘no rent allowance’ adsMon May 12 2014 - 01:00
Homelessness among former home-owners set to ‘escalate’Conference hears sacrifices people are making to meet mortgage repaymentsThu May 08 2014 - 20:25
Protest outside Nigerian embassy in Dublin over abductionsProtestors call for release of 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamic militants Boko HaramThu May 08 2014 - 00:01
New protocol will identify families at risk of homelessnessInitiative comes as family homelessness and cost of hotel accommodation spiralTue May 06 2014 - 01:00
‘I tried to make it like an adventure for the kids’Homeless mother of three spent eight nights in her car near airport with childrenMon May 05 2014 - 08:59
Dublin hotel bill for homeless families to hit €4.5mLikely spend by homeless executive represents a 10-fold increase in two yearsMon May 05 2014 - 01:00
Government TD pays for emergency accommodation for homeless family of sevenSouth Dublin County Council agrees to pay for hotel accommodation after Focus Ireland raises child welfare concernsMon May 05 2014 - 01:00
