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.

27/01/2016

Irish actor Cillian Murphy has been announced as the campaign ambassador for Radio NOVA’s 2016 ‘Help Our Homeless Radiothon’ in aid of Focus Ireland.

The actor has teamed up with Radio NOVA for the two day event which will see the Dublin station turn over its airwaves to raise €40,000 from donations from the public and...

17/12/2015

New figures show one third of the people who are now homeless is a child

According to new figures published to today (17th December) by the Department of Environment the number of people who are ‘officially’ homeless went above 5,000 for the first time in October, and...

17/11/2015

Focus Ireland welcomes homeless summit but stressed government must take more action to keep vulnerable families & individuals in their homes to stem the rising tide of homelessness.

Focus Ireland said today that it welcomed the common cause between Government, local authorities and homeless organisations to ensure that no family or individual has to sleep rough because of lack of...

15/11/2015

New Focus Ireland figures show 72 families became homeless in Oct. and presented to the charity’s family services in Dublin

The hard-hitting campaign highlights the stark fact that there are over 1500 children and up to 800 families now homeless. Meanwhile new figures issued today by Focus Ireland show that yet...

05/11/2015

Leading NGOs team up to warn Govt. that failure to deliver rent certainty will force many more households to become homeless

Focus Ireland, Peter McVery Trust, Simon Communities of Ireland, Society of St Vincent De Paul, Depaul Ireland, Merchants Quay Ireland and Threshold have joined forces with the Dublin Homeless Network and the...

29/10/2015

Focus Ireland welcomes news of five sites identified for location of up to 153 modularhouses for families who are homeless

Focus Ireland has welcomed news that five sites have been identified for the location of up to 153 modular houses to provide emergency accommodation for families who are homeless. However, the...