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Homeless numbers now 'acute' in Limerick - O'Dea

WILLIE O’Dea has raised the issue of homelessness in Limerick in the Dail, following confirmation that people are being forced to bed down in sleeping bags outside packed homeless shelters in the city. His comments also emerged after the death of ...

29 Nov 2016 at 14:00

Local News

Councillor says Minister's ‘massage’ of Limerick homeless figures is ‘disgusting’

SINN Fein councillor John Costelloe has described revelations that Limerick council removed families from its March homeless figures following a “Minister’s order” as “disgusting”. It has emerged that following a request from Housing Minister ...

21 May 2018 at 15:18

Local News

25 people less in emergency homeless accommodation in Limerick

TWENTY-FIVE fewer people are now in emergency homeless accommodation in Limerick, official figures show. The Peter McVerry Trust, the housing and homeless charity, which has recently established a presence in Limerick, welcomed the drop from ...

22 Feb 2017 at 07:04

Community

Homeless people 'sleeping in tents' on edge of Limerick city

AS night-time temperatures drop below freezing in Limerick, it has been claimed homeless people are sleeping in tents on the edge of the city. Fianna Fail councillor, and former detective garda Sean Lynch, told this month’s metropolitan ...

22 Nov 2016 at 14:00

Community

'Society is to blame' for Limerick woman who died on streets

THE sister of a mother who died on the streets of Limerick last week believes that ‘society failed her’. Louise Casey, 31, from Columcille Street, St Mary's Park, was found dead on Catherine Street on Tuesday last. She was discovered ...

16 Nov 2016 at 07:01

Business

Homeless people in emergency accommodation in Limerick hits 'historic high'

THE NUMBER of homeless people in emergency accommodation in Limerick has reached an “historic high”, Deputy Maurice Quinlivan has stated, following a report published by the Department of Housing. The monthly report shows that there ...

01 Feb 2017 at 07:01

Business

Born homeless in Limerick: 'My baby's first home was a hotel room'

NINE babies have been born into homelessness in Limerick so far this year, while three women are soon expected to give birth while in emergency accommodation, the Limerick Leader has learned. That is according to data received by ...

04 Nov 2017 at 08:00

Community

Donate a Coat project to help the homeless in Limerick

A PROJECT to help homeless people battling the cold on the streets has been established in Limerick. The brainchild of local artist Audrey Ryan, Donate A Coat will provide warm outerwear to homeless people in the city. Speaking ...

01 Feb 2017 at 10:50

Community

Christmas shelters for homeless in Limerick are 'scarce'

“EXTREME worries” surround the availability of shelter for homeless people in Limerick this Christmas, as numerous hotels and B&Bs will be closed during the festive season and will be unable to house those on accommodation ...

09 Dec 2016 at 14:00

Health

WATCH: Homeless service launches campaign to tackle food poverty in Limerick

LIMERICK homeless children’s health is being compromised as families forced into emergency B&B accommodation are relying on take-away food for months. That is according to Novas homeless services, which has launched a ...

28 May 2018 at 16:50

Business

New figures show that Limerick had more homeless than Cork in September

NEW FIGURES released for Limerick show that it had the most homeless people in the country outside Dublin in September. Statistics in the Homeless Report 2017, released by the Department of Housing, Planning and ...

02 Nov 2017 at 13:55

Community

Homeless sleep in tents in Limerick as temperatures fall below zero

IT HAS been confirmed that homeless people are sleeping in tents across a number of locations in Limerick city. And in addition, homeless people in sleeping bags have been observed outside the closed doors of ...

24 Nov 2016 at 07:01

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