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 launches hard-hitting video to highlight homelessness crisis for young people
— Bord Gáis Energy Make Campaign Possible Through Its Partnership With Focus Ireland — Focus Ireland has today launched a hard-hitting short film to highlight the terrible crisis of young people becoming...
Business leaders show support for Focus Ireland Shine a Light Night
Charity urges companies to sign up to help raise €500,000 as the housing and homelessness crisis deepens. Focus Ireland is calling on business leaders to sign up for its annual “Shine A...
Focus Ireland Says Homeless Summit’ Produced Some Positive Commitments But Stressed That Litmus Test Of Govt Will To Tackle Crisis Will be the Pending Review of Rebuilding Ireland
Focus Ireland said that today’s emergency ‘Summit’ between Minister Murphy and the CEO’s of the Local Authorities had produced a number of positive proposals. However, the charity maintains that the meeting had...
New Record Figures Must Be A Line In the Sand In The Battle Towards Ending Crisis As Numbers Homeless Rocket 25% In Last Year
Focus Ireland said today that the new record total of 8,160 (July 2017) people homeless in Ireland issued by the Government today on the eve of Minister Murphy’s ‘summit’ must be a...
INTO Backs Focus Ireland Campaign Calling For Support For 1,800 Schoolchildren Homeless
A new Focus Ireland campaign calling for supports for 1,800 schoolchildren who are homeless is being backed by the largest teachers’ union in Ireland. The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation has thrown its...
New Focus Ireland Figures Show Number of Families Becoming Newly Homeless in Dublin Every Month Hits an 18 Month High
New figures issued by Focus Ireland report that 99 families with 214 children became newly homeless in Dublin in July 2017. This is the second highest number recorded since Focus Ireland figures...