# Outreach

Last year

2022

'We have to live together and get along': The local East Wall group welcoming refugees to the area

Volunteers working in the group told The Journal that feedback from people in the area has been “so positive”.

22.5k

Dec 22nd 2022, 12:10 AM

All time

Drug dealing seen as 'more attractive' way to earn money for some young Irish people

New research found the local drug economy – unlike precarious work – recruits young people by incentivising and enticing them.

14.0k

Apr 30th 2019, 6:10 AM

'My father used to beat me and my mother up for fun': A night on the streets with Dublin's rough sleepers

We went out with an outreach team to see what a night is like on the streets of Dublin.

33.2k

Jun 3rd 2017, 12:05 AM

"When I was 15 I found €3,500 worth of heroin on the ground... and that was it for me"

We spent an afternoon at Merchant’s Quay Ireland, which provides assistance to drug users in Dublin.

42.2k

Aug 14th 2016, 9:15 AM

Trial sees volunteers befriend mental health service users

A controlled trial saw that a small investment led to big benefits for building confidence and reducing isolation.

5.1k

Dec 25th 2013, 8:30 AM

US students come together to transform Dublin youth centre

Notre Dame students gave a facelift to a youth centre on Dublin’s Cork Street.

10.7k

Nov 11th 2013, 3:30 PM