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Homeless mother and five-year-old son sleep in tent outside Limerick City Hall

A MOTHER who spent the night sleeping in a tent with her child outside Limerick's City Hall, in sub-zero temperatures, says she won’t be moving until they are given accommodation. Charlene Whelan, 29, from O’Malley Park, Southill is pleading for ...

04 Dec 2023 at 16:01

Planning

No room at inn for 47 children in Limerick this Christmas?

CONCERNS have been expressed that nearly 50 children may have nowhere to stay in Limerick this Christmas as the homelessness crisis continues to escalate. Figures released this week by Limerick City and County Council’s Homeless Unit show there ...

16 Dec 2016 at 07:00

Community

Limerick city homeless centre evacuated after midnight fire

EMERGENCY services tackled a potentially serious fire at a homeless centre for women in Limerick city in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Limerick Fire Service was alerted to a fire at Thomond House, Thomondgate, at 12.20am. Around 25 ...

04 Jan 2017 at 09:33

Planning

'Shocking' number of children without a home in Limerick

SINN Féin TD Maurice Quinlivan has described the rising level of homelessness in Limerick as “appalling and simply not acceptable”. Recent Department of Housing figures show that there are 219 adults and 70 children without a home, with ...

08 Jan 2017 at 09:32

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 ...

22 Feb 2017 at 07:04

Community

Limerick homelessness: McVerry trust welcomes drop in those accessing accommodation

THE HOMELESSNESS campaign group Peter McVerry Trust has given a cautious welcome to figures showing a decline in the number of people accessing emergency accommodation. Figures released this month show an 8% monthly decline in ...

25 Jan 2018 at 15:07

Business

Limerick-based charity says homelessness has reached its 'greatest ever crisis in region'

AN INCREASE of over 35% in the demand for services from the Simon Community in the Mid-West confirms that homelessness has reached “its greatest ever crisis in the region”, the Limerick-based charity has said. Announcing ...

05 Jan 2018 at 13:00

Health

Limerick homeless service extends 24/7 shelter as temperatures plummet

EMERGENCY accommodation and winter beds will run for 24 hours in Limerick city until next week, in order to help homeless people as temperatures plummet. Novas homeless services announced on Thursday afternoon that it ...

05 Jan 2018 at 17:11

Community

Peter McVerry Trust hits Limerick target in first year of operation

THE PETER McVerry Trust has exceeded its goal in housing 30 people since opening its Limerick city offices 12 months ago. The national homeless and charity service, which provides long-term accommodation to people ...

04 Jan 2018 at 06:03

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 ...

28 May 2018 at 16:50

Business

Homeless families in Limerick move into new hub accommodation

FAMILIES experiencing homelessness in Limerick have been housed in new ‘transitional accommodation’ units in hubs in the city. Limerick City and County Council has confirmed that families experiencing ...

27 Dec 2017 at 12:23

Crime and Courts

Limerick woman Louise Casey's death a 'damning indictment' of system

A LIMERICK coroner has said that the death of city homeless woman Louise Casey is “a damning indictment on the whole system” at an inquest this week. This Wednesday morning, Limerick Coroner's Court ...

20 Jul 2017 at 07:10

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