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Thursday 22 October 2020
The former Regency Hotel – now The Bonnington Hotel – has been used since at least 2014 for housing homeless families.
Newly released data on complaints details the issues facing people in emergency living situations.
The number of families in emergency accommodation is now at its lowest point since May 2017.
6,697 adults and 3,574 children were in emergency accommodation in January.
One hotel received payments between €4 million and €5 million.
Experts will instead suggest that stable placements in suitable temporary accommodation for families be provided.
Strict new coronavirus measures have come into effect – here’s what they mean for you.
€18 million was spent on emergency accommodation for asylum seekers in the first nine months of 2019.
The Justice Minister says over 1,300 asylum seekers are currently in emergency accommodation.
Over 1,000 asylum seekers are now living in hotels and B&Bs around Ireland.
New documents detail the issues facing people living in homeless emergency accommodation.
Over 1,000 asylum seekers are now living in hotels and B&Bs around Ireland.
Figures published today show there are now 10,172 people in emergency accommodation.
10,378 people were recorded in emergency accommodation in April.
A rough sleeper count also found 128 people sleeping on the streets in Dublin.
That is according to correspondence obtained by TheJournal.ie under Freedom of Information.
The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive found that 1,233 families were residing in emergency accommodation at the end of 2018.
The playwright wrote his renowned Dublin trilogy in the house in the 1920s.
This is an increase of 169 adults and 65 children on last month.
The government has also been criticised for not introducing national standards for emergency accommodation.
195 people are currently living in hotels and B&Bs in the Cavan-Monaghan area.
Mary Lou McDonald has accused Leo Varadkar of ‘normalising child homelessness’.
The health rights of people in emergency accommodation are not a subject that comes up often enough, writes Lynn Ruane.
New documents reveal complaints by staff in emergency accommodation to the homeless providers in Dublin.
New documents detail the issues facing people living in homeless emergency accommodation.
A new survey of the experiences of users has been published by the Dublin Inquirer.
The architect and presenter of Room to Improve said Ireland needs to work on building communities – not just houses.
A new report has detailed the experiences of residents of the first two rapid-build developments.
Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon says the government needs to change its thinking.
The government says 600 people were counted wrongly as being homeless, others are not so sure.
There were 1,517 families with 3,267 children staying in emergency accommodation in January.
Two Cork students examined how homelessness affects children for the upcoming BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
3,333 children were homeless in Ireland in November.
There were 1,530 families with 3,333 children staying in emergency accommodation in November.
The new services are located Dublin City, Fingal, and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown and will include two new family hubs.
Sinn Féin’s housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin called Murphy’s bullishness “spin”.
Depaul Ireland launched its 2016 annual report today.
Homeless beds in Dublin are at maximum capacity as the problem continues to worsen.
A large water mains burst at Bengal Terrace and flooded 11 homes on 15 July.
In all, 27% of homeless people were aged 18 and under on Census night in April 2016.
Children living in emergency accommodation are living off frozen food and takeaways, according to a new report.
AS THE COUNTRY enters Level 5 restrictions for the next six weeks, we’ll all be finding different ways to occupy our time or take a break from work.
In April and May, many people put their trainers on and went for long walks, jogs or runs. Others took a dip in the sea.
With restrictions now in place, we want to know: Do you plan to exercise more over the next six weeks?
Poll Results:
Share your story: voices@thejournal.ie
Lecturer Maeve O’Rourke analyses the government’s nine main arguments in relation to the Bill.
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