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.
FOCUS IRELAND SAID NEW RECORD FIGURES OF OVER 9K HOMELESS SHOW GOVT. IS NOT DOING ALL IT CAN TO EASE THE DEEPENING CRISIS
—–The charity said that “1 child became homeless every 3.5 hours in Dublin in January.” ——— Focus Ireland has said that the new figures issued today which report...
Focus Ireland present findings of ground-breaking studies on family homelessness to Oireachtas Joint Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government
Committee consider how family homeless can be prevented and how the impact of homelessness on families that had been supported into new homes by Focus Ireland. The independent researchers who carried out...
FOCUS IRELAND CALLS FOR URGENT GOVT ACTION AS DAFT REPORT FINDS RENTS CONTINUES TO SOAR AS SUPPLY PLUMMETS
Rocketing Rents witnessed by Focus Ireland staff in Waterford, Cork and Limerick borne out by increases of up to 15% outside of Dublin as crisis deepens Focus Ireland has called for more...
Focus Ireland welcomes Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) investigation into forcible removal of tenants in Dublin
Focus Ireland has welcomed the fact that the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB) is actively investigating in relation to the Mountjoy Square property where tenants were forcibly removed by their landlord in breach...
December Drop in Family Homelessness Welcome
Focus Ireland has said that it is positive that new Government figures issued today show an 8% drop in the number of families homeless in Ireland. However, the charity warned that the overall annual figures...
Focus Ireland Welcomes Govt. Social Housing Report But Calls For Greater Transparency and Says Only New Tenancies Should Be Counted
Focus Ireland welcomed Minister Murphy’s announcement today that just under 26,000 households got new social housing last year compared to the government target of 21,050 units. The breakdown shows that nearly...