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Homeless children believe father 'is still in room' where he died in Limerick hotel

A MOTHER living in emergency accommodation in a Limerick city hotel whose partner died in his sleep beside her, has spoken about the trauma her young family is going through following his sudden death. Kathleen Stickle has been living in emergency ...

01 Mar 2018 at 22:00

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 sun- or burn-related ...

28 Jun 2018 at 18:30

Business

'Horrifying' figure of 111 children living in Limerick hotels

EMERGENCY accommodation to house almost 200 people in hotels in Limerick is costing €55,000 of tax payers money each week, it has been revealed. Information disclosed at this month’s council meeting show that €55,000 is being spent on housing ...

26 Sept 2017 at 18:56

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, show that ...

02 Nov 2017 at 13:55

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 this ...

04 Nov 2017 at 08:00

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 ...

21 May 2018 at 15:18

Local News

Homeless agency warns public over bogus collectors in Limerick

A HOMELESS agency has issued a public warning over bogus charity collectors in the Limerick city suburbs. In a social media alert, national housing and homeless organisation Novas—headquartered in Limerick—said that it was made ...

12 Dec 2018 at 09:42

Local News

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 ...

31 Mar 2019 at 22:00

Local News

Mayor hails reformed drug addict as 'a leader' of Limerick city

A REFORMED heroin addict has been hailed “a leader for our city” by the Metropolitan Mayor of Limerick for his extensive efforts in tackling his own addiction and advocating for victims of homelessness and drug misuse. Mayor ...

19 Oct 2018 at 21:42

Local News

‘Game changer’ as Limerick council to foot bill on tender to tackle homelessness

LIMERICK CITY and County Council is set to spend an estimated €180,000 for the next three years on a one-to-one housing initiative in its ongoing bid to tackle the region’s worsening homelessness crisis. The local authority ...

09 Oct 2018 at 06:03

Local News

Limerick charity launches fundraiser as vital van is 'no longer fit for purpose'

NOVAS is appealing for donations from the public to help the charity purchase a new van for its Street Outreach programme. “We are in urgent need of a new van,” a spokesperson for the homelessness charity said. The current ...

11 Sept 2025 at 10:00

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 ...

04 Jan 2017 at 09:33

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