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Early Edition with Andrew McNair – our top stories on Friday
Homeless Crisis
Accommodation crisis pushes ‘destitute children closer to sleeping on Dublin streets’
‘I cannot emphasise enough the consequences of overloading already stretched services,’ says Dublin Region Homeless Executive chief
Homeless woman was advised to delay surgery until she had suitable accommodation
Consultant advised going through eight-week recovery after hysterectomy ‘in a hotel room would be awful’
Housing policy questioned as homelessness rises again
Letter writer questions how a wealthy Ireland still struggles to house its citizens
In Limerick, a new mental health approach diverts people in crisis away from Garda cells
The Cast model aims to redirect people suffering from acute mental health crises away from the trauma of detention and towards the care they need
Record high of over 17,000 people homeless, including 5,319 children
Homeless families up 18% year on year as monthly totals climb again
Companies owned by ‘Banty’ McEnaney and his wider family were paid €35.6m for homeless accommodation
Fifteen companies connected to former Monaghan manager and his family on list of private groups providing emergency accommodation
Number of female rough sleepers reaches ‘unprecedented’ levels in Limerick, committee hears
Addiction causing women to engage in risky behaviour ‘including survival sex’ and ‘violent personal relationships’
Michael Healy-Rae’s win leaves questions about Government’s zeal for ending homelessness
Inside Politics: preferred pronouns in schools, and incentives for immigrants to join the Defence Forces
Department of Health a ‘stumbling block’ to full opening of ‘life-saving’ homeless centre
One quarter of beds at Dublin facility still closed 18 months after first patients admitted, says Simon Community chief
No space for up to 400 asylum seekers in January amid persistent system pressure
More than 13,000 people applied for asylum in State last year, down from a record 18,651 in 2024
‘I was so terrified’: How domestic abuse victims are becoming homeless
The housing crisis, underreporting of numbers and confusion over local authority housing rules mean those fleeing violence risk homelessness
Appetite for radical change grows as voters’ patience wears thin over housing crisis
Half of all voters say country’s problems are getting worse instead of better
‘The rental situation needs to change’: Pet owners struggle to find homes in a housing crisis
Couple with three pet dogs say they have struggled to find accommodation for a number of years
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