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.
Business Leaders Take Part In Focus Ireland Shine a Light Night 2018 & Raise €1M To Help Charity’s Work
Over 130 business leaders took part in Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light Night (Fri Oct 12) to raise €1m to help fund the charity’s vital services to combat and prevent homelessness. The...
Focus Ireland Welcomes €2.3Billion Housing Budget Allocation, But Stresses That This Budget Is Not The Game Changer That People who are homeless Needed
The charity said that while we welcome the increased allocation towards housing in Budget 2019 the reality is, it is not enough. Despite the last three budgets being mooted as ‘Housing’ budgets, they...
Focus Ireland Pre-Budget Submission Calls For Action to Fast-Track – & Increase – Delivery of Social Housing to Tackle Homelessness Crisis
Focus Ireland launched its Pre-Budget Submission today (Sunday Oct 7th) which calls for action in next week’s Budget to fast-track delivery of social housing to help ease the homelessness crisis. The charity...
FOCUS IRELAND CALLS ON GOVT TO END CONFUSION AROUND THE HOMELESS NUMBERS AND TAKE FIRM ACTION IN THE BUDGET TO HELP END HOMELESS CRISIS
Focus Ireland called on the Government to clear up the latest confusion around the official number of people who are homeless as new figures issued today report that an unspecified ‘recategorisation’ there are now 9,527 people homeless.
FOCUS IRELAND REPORTS IT HAS SUPPORTED 5% MORE PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK SO FAR THIS YEAR
The Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr. Mick Finn officially opened Focus Ireland’s 12th Annual national conference in Cork City Hall today (Friday Sept 14th) which brought together experts and front-line staff to overcome the barriers to solving the housing and homelessness crisis.
Focus Ireland warns “government is now further away from getting on top of housing and homeless crisis”
Focus Ireland said new figures published today showing a record total of 9,891 people who are homeless demonstrates the Government has failed to take the decisions required to ease the crisis.