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.

07/12/2017

Focus Ireland Issues New Report & Announces it has prevented 240 families from becoming homeless in first 10 months of 2017

—–Charity also reports that it has helped over 700 families to secure a home and escape homelessness in the same period in partnership with the State- Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy TD...

22/11/2017

FOCUS IRELAND SAYS MORE HOMES ARE REQUIRED TO END HOMELESSNESS CRISIS NOT MORE EMERGENCY BEDS

———–Charity makes its call as new figures show 184 people sleeping rough in Dublin & a record total of 8,492 people homeless nationwide—— Focus Ireland warned today that two new sets...

18/11/2017

Focus Ireland New Report Issued As Charity Announces It Has Helped Over 300 Families to Escape Homelessness so far in 2017

A new report (Commissioned by Focus Ireland) has found that parents in families who were previously homeless fear that the experience may have long-term impacts on their children. The report also clearly...

14/11/2017

FOCUS IRELAND CALLS FOR URGENT GOVT ACTION AS DAFT REPORT FINDS RENTS SOAR 11% TO €1,200 PER MONTH

Focus Ireland has called for more urgent Government action to tackle rocketing rents as the new Daft report shows rents have shot up to a new all-time record of €1,200 per month,...

05/11/2017

Focus Ireland Launches Urgent Christmas Appeal As It Reports it Has Helped Nearly 300 Families To Escape Homelessness This Year

—One family a day is housed but at least 2 to 3 more become homeless the same day— Focus Ireland launched an urgent Christmas appeal today with a hard-hitting campaign that highlights...

26/10/2017

New record homeless figures show family homelessness rising sharply outside Dublin

Focus Ireland calls on Minister Murphy to close legal loop-hole that allows buy-to-let landlords to evict families The homeless figures for September 2017, announced by Minister Eoghan Murphy this afternoon (but not...