Press Releases

Focus Ireland Press Releases provide the very latest information issued to media outlets.
Our most up-to-date releases in relation to homelessness and housing can be viewed below.

14/11/2019

Focus Ireland Welcomes Reports on Child Homelessness by two Oireachtas Committees And Says They Must Act as “A Wake Up Call For Government”

Focus Ireland Welcomes Reports on Child Homelessness by two Oireachtas Committees And Says They Must Act as “A Wake Up Call For Government”

31/10/2019

FOCUS IRELAND WARNS OF HUMAN TRAUMA CAUSED BY DEEPENING CRISIS AS A RECORD NUMBER OF 10,397 PEOPLE ARE NOW HOMELESS

Focus Ireland calls for Government to bring in tax measures in the Finance Bill to make it more beneficial for landlords selling a property to do so with tenants in place & help reduce evictions.

24/10/2019

Focus Ireland Conference Calls For National Youth Homelessness Strategy as Number of 18-24 Year-olds Homeless Has Doubled in 5 Years

Focus Ireland has said the next Government must develop a National Youth Homelessness Strategy as a matter of urgency as the number of 18-24 year-olds homeless has shockingly more than doubled in the last five years.

18/10/2019

Business Leaders Aim To Raise Over €1m for Focus Ireland’s Shine a Light Night 2019

A record total of well over 1,000 people took part in Focus Ireland’s annual Shine A Light Night (Fri Oct 18th) sleep-outs nationwide to raise over €1m to help fund vital services to combat and prevent homelessness.

16/10/2019

Focus Ireland Dublin Housing Development Scoops 2 Awards (Including Overall Winner Award) At Community Housing Awards 2019

Charity’s development now provides 31 homes on site that was last used as a homeless hostel

08/10/2019

Focus Ireland Says Budget 2020 Has Failed To Take Specific Actions Required To Ease the Homeless Crisis

Focus Ireland said today that the Government has failed to take a number of specific actions required in Budget 2020 to help ease the homelessness crisis.