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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 aware of the bogus ...

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 who were previously ...

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 Daniel Butler made ...

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 commenced a public ...

09 Oct 2018 at 06:03

Local News

Five Limerick hotels split €1.8m providing emergency accommodation to homeless

FIVE city hotels have received almost €2m to provide emergency accommodation for the homeless, new figures have revealed. Head of homeless services at Limerick City and County Council Rob Lowth confirmed to council members this week that a ...

02 Mar 2020 at 19:00

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 campaign ...

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 homelessness moved into the new ...

27 Dec 2017 at 12:23

Local News

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

04 Nov 2017 at 08:00

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