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New awareness campaign warns Irish public of fire risks over festive period

The Department of Housing has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the increased risks of fire over the festive period. The Department's National Directorate for Fire and Emergency Management (NDFEM) is pushing the campaign to advise the ...

07 Dec 2022 at 12:14

National News

Ireland hits record of 4,000 homeless children

The number of children in emergency accommodation in Ireland has passed 4,000 for the first time, according to official figures. The monthly tally released by the Department of Housing indicates there were 13,514 people in emergency ...

05 Jan 2024 at 15:20

National News

Hundreds of thousands of inaccurate entries on electoral register – commission

There are hundreds of thousands of inaccurate entries on the electoral register, the commission tasked with overseeing elections has estimated. An Coimisiun Toghchain, or the Electoral Commission, said it is “deeply concerned” ...

01 May 2025 at 19:41

National News

Number of people in emergency accommodation reaches new record at 14,486

The number of people in emergency homeless accommodation has reached a new record high of 14,486 in Ireland, according to the latest figures from the Department of Housing. Data released on Friday afternoon shows that 10,067 ...

27 Sept 2024 at 14:48

National News

Number of homeless people in Ireland reaches 13,531 in another record

Charities have criticised “the shockingly normal” increase in homelessness as another record number was reached in Ireland. There were 13,531 people in homeless accommodation by the end of January, according to the latest ...

23 Feb 2024 at 14:45

National News

Number in emergency homeless accommodation rises above 12,000 for first time

A total of 12,259 people accessed emergency homeless accommodation during the last week of April, the highest level ever recorded by the Department of Housing. The overall figure includes 3,594 children across a total of ...

26 May 2023 at 14:35

National News

O’Gorman says emergency East Wall accommodation will not be shut to refugees

Roderic O’Gorman said the former ESB office block in Dublin will not be closed as emergency accommodation for refugees. A number of protests have been held in East Wall after some 100 migrants were housed in the ...

28 Nov 2022 at 19:02

National News

Minister calls for focus on facts as Harris immigration ‘dog whistle’ criticised

Roderic O’Gorman has said “we need to stick to the facts” about migration and homelessness as the Taoiseach was criticised for comments on Ireland’s record high homeless figures. Taoiseach Simon Harris told The ...

23 Sept 2024 at 13:56

Number of homeless hits another new record high

National News

Number of homeless hits new record high for third month in a row

The number of homeless people in Ireland has risen to another new record high. The latest figures from the Department of Housing reveal that 12,847 people were in emergency accommodation in July. This is a ...

25 Aug 2023 at 16:06

National News

New data reveals 35% dip in Ireland's social housing waiting list

Ireland's social housing waiting list has been reduced by over 30% in the past five years. That's according to the latest Summary of Social Housing Assessment (SSHA), which was released today (Wednesday ...

30 Mar 2022 at 16:36

National News

Controversial part of mica redress scheme could be dropped

A controversial part of the the mica redress scheme agreed last year by the Government may be dropped. Campaigners in Donegal had criticised the scheme for including a cap of 145 euro per square foot, ...

15 Feb 2022 at 10:35

National News

Number of homeless people in Ireland dips for first time in seven months

The number of homeless people has dropped in the last month for the first time since last May. The December 2021 figures, released by the Department of Housing, show that 8,914 people were homeless. ...

29 Jan 2022 at 12:49

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