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.

28/10/2018

NORAH CASEY TEAMS UP WITH FOCUS IRELAND TO LAUNCH HARD-HITTING NEW VIDEO WHICH SHOWS THE TERRIBLE HUMAN IMPACT OF THE FAMILY HOMELESSNESS CRISIS

Business woman Norah has written to many well-known people across all sectors asking for them to share the video & call for action to end the crisis Norah Casey has teamed up...

24/10/2018

FOCUS SAYS GOVERNMENT MUST ACT NOW TO PROTECT THE CHILDHOODS OF NEARLY 4,000 CHILDREN AS NEW FIGURES REPORT THAT 9,698 PEOPLE ARE HOMELESS

Focus Ireland said it believes that new figures published today reporting a total of 9,698 people homeless shows there will be no end to the crisis without a shift of policy by...

12/10/2018

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...

09/10/2018

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...

07/10/2018

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...

27/09/2018

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.