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.

13/10/2017

Business Leaders Take Part In Focus Ireland Shine a Light Night 2017 & Raise €500K To Help Charity’s Work

Over 100 business leaders took part in Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light Night (Fri Oct 13th) to raise €500K to help fund the charity’s vital services to combat and prevent homelessness. The...

10/10/2017

Focus Ireland Welcomes €1.8B (Billion) Housing Budget Allocation But Stresses More Urgent Action Is Required Given Scale Of The Crisis

Focus Ireland welcomed the €1.8 Billion housing allocation in Budget 2018 but the charity stressed that more urgent action is required given the sheer scale of the current homelessness crisis. The charity...

08/10/2017

FOCUS IRELAND SAYS BUDGET DECISIONS ON TUESDAY WILL SHOW IF THE CABINET FULLY BACKS HOUSING MINISTER EFFORTS TO END HOMELESSNESS CRISIS

Focus Ireland warned today that the homelessness crisis will continue to deepen unless Tuesday’s Budget 2018 includes a number of specific actions to help cut the constant flow of families and individuals...

02/10/2017

Focus Ireland Pre-Budget Submission Calls For Measures to Fast-Track Delivery of Social Housing to Tackle Homelessness Crisis

Focus Ireland launched its Pre-Budget Submission today (Monday Oct 2nd) which calls for action in next week’s Budget to fast-track delivery of social housing to help ease the homelessness crisis. The...

29/09/2017

Focus repeats its call for Govt to develop a specific sub-strategy to end family homelessness as number of children passes 3,000 for the first time

Focus Ireland welcomed the drop in the number of homeless families in Dublin indicated in the new government figures issued today. However, the charity warned that the crisis is still deepening...

28/09/2017

Moone Boy Star David Rawle takes part in Focus Ireland video to highlight child homelessness crisis

David Rawle (16) has teamed up with Focus Ireland to highlight the growing child homelessness crisis in Ireland and call for more action on the issue. He appears in a new Focus...