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Homeless families being put up in Limerick city student villages

FAMILIES are currently being housed by the local authority in student accommodation in Limerick city, with some families recently offered long-term leases at student villages on the northside of the city. A number of families who were previously ...

31 Mar 2019 at 22:00

Community

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 ...

29 Nov 2016 at 14:00

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 are 257 ...

01 Feb 2017 at 07:01

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 ...

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 ...

22 Feb 2017 at 07:04

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 waiting ...

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 fundraising ...

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 Local Government,...

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 homeless centres, ...

24 Nov 2016 at 07:01

Weather

Homeless services in Limerick city on high alert as temperatures soar in heatwave

HOMELESS services are on high alert in the city as Limerick endures one of its strongest heatwaves in history this week. While there have been no reported incidents, homeless people in temporary accommodation are at-risk of ...

28 Jun 2018 at 18:30

Community

Homeless man speaks from makeshift camp in Limerick

A YOUNG man living in a homeless camp in Limerick city has spoken of its conditions. The 25-year-old man, who did not wish to be named, spoke to reporter Brian O'Connell for RTE's Sean O'Rourke show this Tuesday, saying: ...

29 Nov 2016 at 16:19

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, ...

04 Jan 2017 at 09:33

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