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 Statement: May 24th 2017
(Responding to reports that 12 families who are homeless could only be offered accommodation in Garda Stations last night. Focus Ireland said these shocking events are an unwelcome vindication of the warnings...
Focus Ireland Said 35% Rise in Rough-Sleeping Shows The Need To Deliver Access to Housing
NEW figures issued today by the Dublin Region Homeless Executive report 138 people were sleeping rough in Dublin on the night of April 4th This is a 35% rise in the number...
New Government Figures Show A Record Number of 7,472 People Now Homeless
Focus Ireland said new Government figures issued this evening which report a record total of 7,472 people homeless in Ireland clearly demonstrates the deepening crisis. The figures show a massive 32% rise...
Focus Ireland To Mark 10 Years Challenging Homelessness and Changing Lives In Sligo
Next month Focus Ireland is set to mark ten years of challenging homelessness and changing lives in Sligo through its work providing services and housing in the county since 2007. The milestone...
Focus Ireland Census 2016 Report has exposed the scale of Ireland’s housing crisis
Focus Ireland said the Census 2016 Report has exposed again the scale of Ireland’s housing crisis as it reports that less than 9,000 properties were added to the national housing stock over...
Focus Ireland Warns of Rising Crisis as Number of 18-24 Year-olds Homeless Shoots Up By 78% Since April 2014
Focus Ireland warned today of a deepening youth homelessness crisis as figures show the number of 18-24 year-olds has shot up by 78% in the last three years. Figures from the Department...