Homeless Crisis

Despite having to sleep rough here, most asylum seekers believe it is preferable to the situation that caused them to flee to Ireland

Department of Defence says ‘provision of residential accommodation not provided to members of Defence Forces’

Some 1,639 families living in homeless accommodation, more than half of which are single-parent families

Unthinkable: Extracting rent from assets has moved from being ‘marginal’ part of capitalism to a core feature

Television: Am I Here? is a challenge to anyone who has ever stepped over, brushed past or otherwise ignored a homeless person. To all of us, in other words

Lack of building on granted planning applications

Six people were sleeping rough at the main entrance to the park on Conyngham Road

Local authority has met social housing targets since 2016, say council officials

Underspend could have funded construction of 4,000 social houses

Homelessness campaigner withdrew suggestion on Wednesday that Darragh O’Brien was ‘overridden’ by Taoiseach

The artwork, inspired by North Frederick Street eviction, is at the centre of the kind of bizarre furore this week that many Irish artists probably thought was confined to the past

Fr Peter McVerry again insists Varadkar overruled O’Brien on extension of evictions ban

Dr Faiza Alssaedi, who moved from Libya to Ireland 10 years ago with two children, has to leave rented home in Knocknacarra on May 1st

From evictions, unauthorised lettings, to rent pressure zones and planning permission, balancing the rights and needs of people living here and people visiting the country is a tricky business

Critics claim the scheme, one of the key policies outlined following ending of eviction ban, is ‘half-baked’

Elias Adane (33) came to Ireland as an unaccompanied minor in the early 2000s

Actions speak louder than words and this government just doesn’t care

Wicklow artist says image shared by Sinn Féin’s Eoin Ó Broin was inspired by North Frederick Street eviction in 2018

Homelessness campaigner condemns ‘nightmare’ as eviction ban lapses triggering notices for thousands

Homelessness campaigner Fr Peter McVerry described move as a ‘nightmare’; Minister for Housing said it was ‘the responsible move to make’

The inviolability of the dwelling is perhaps the most relevant article in this context

Homelessness numbers in State drop by 12 to 11,742 – but Dublin figure rises

Gavin Holmes (61) was made homeless when his landlord sold his home while he was recovering from serious illness in hospital

More than 400 tenants who received eviction notices contacted housing charity Threshold this month

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FLAC’s chief executive said Leo Varadkar’s advice to contact the service could prompt ‘false hope’

People facing eviction should seek help from a housing charity, such as Threshold, and notify their local authority if they need emergency accommodation

International market attracts more than 100,000 English language and 20,000 international higher education students and is worth €2bn a year

Expediency drives decisions on issues such as increased pension age and wealth tax, all of which would benefit the young

International members of Ireland’s food world are among the contrubutors to a recipe book in aid of the Peter McVerry Trust

Expert warns number of renters who opt to stay in homes after notice-to-quit date comes into force will rise

Regardless of where you stand in the housing market, here is a comprehensive breakdown of the facts and figures

Government hopes planned short-term letting register could free up thousands of properties for use in wider rental market

Coalition has shown it can rely on Independents to bolster its razor-thin majority

Coalition is confident it will win a Dáil vote on the eviction ban but could see its working majority tighten

Group insists on undertaking measures will be implemented for it to support Coalition in Dáil vote

There will always be a need for private rented accommodation, no matter how many new houses and homes are provided by the Government

Leo Varadkar this week defended Government’s decision to let moratorium lapse at the end of March

Party calls for emergency ban to be extended until the end of January next year

It was not working and did nothing to address the deep dysfunction in housing policy