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# Emergency Accommodation

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There are now over 10,300 people homeless in Ireland, a new record high
A rough sleeper count also found 128 people sleeping on the streets in Dublin.
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Apr 30th 2019, 5:22 PM
DCC's Keegan says criticism 'near hysterical' over him calling homeless services 'attractive' option
That is according to correspondence obtained by TheJournal.ie under Freedom of Information.
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Apr 27th 2019, 12:05 AM
'A generation locked out': The families spending more than two years in emergency accommodation
The Dublin Regional Homeless Executive found that 1,233 families were residing in emergency accommodation at the end of 2018.
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Mar 17th 2019, 10:00 PM
Sean O'Casey's last home set to be used as homeless accommodation
The playwright wrote his renowned Dublin trilogy in the house in the 1920s.
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Mar 14th 2019, 10:03 AM
'A national trauma': There are now 9,987 people living in homeless accommodation in Ireland
This is an increase of 169 adults and 65 children on last month.
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Feb 27th 2019, 5:03 PM
The government got an 'F' from 100 organisations over how it's handling child and family homelessness
The government has also been criticised for not introducing national standards for emergency accommodation.
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Feb 27th 2019, 6:15 AM
Private company paid €1.6 million in 4 months to find emergency accommodation for asylum seekers
195 people are currently living in hotels and B&Bs in the Cavan-Monaghan area.
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Feb 13th 2019, 12:05 AM
Significant increase in homeless children attending Temple Street hospital last year
Mary Lou McDonald has accused Leo Varadkar of ‘normalising child homelessness’.
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Jan 22nd 2019, 3:07 PM
'He chose to die at home. The hostel was his home': Lynn Ruane on hidden health problems in homelessness
The health rights of people in emergency accommodation are not a subject that comes up often enough, writes Lynn Ruane.
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Oct 14th 2018, 8:30 PM
Homeless accommodation: Staff complaints detail racial abuse, drug use, threatening behaviour
New documents reveal complaints by staff in emergency accommodation to the homeless providers in Dublin.
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Oct 13th 2018, 12:05 AM
Bed bugs, used needles and rat droppings - life inside homeless accommodation
New documents detail the issues facing people living in homeless emergency accommodation.
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Aug 27th 2018, 12:05 AM
Drug-taking, violence and self-harming - what users of emergency accommodation witness at night
A new survey of the experiences of users has been published by the Dublin Inquirer.
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Aug 23rd 2018, 6:01 AM
Dermot Bannon: 'People could end up stuck in modular homes for ten years'
The architect and presenter of Room to Improve said Ireland needs to work on building communities – not just houses.
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Aug 18th 2018, 10:00 PM
Residents happy with rapid-build homes - but some still feel a prevailing sense of insecurity
A new report has detailed the experiences of residents of the first two rapid-build developments.
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Jul 10th 2018, 4:00 PM
Ombudsman sounds warning about 'invisible' homeless children and family hubs
Ombudsman for Children Dr Niall Muldoon says the government needs to change its thinking.
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Jun 13th 2018, 6:01 AM
If a family are living in accommodation paid for through homeless funding, does that make them homeless?
The government says 600 people were counted wrongly as being homeless, others are not so sure.
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May 5th 2018, 8:00 AM
'It's a moral shame': Another 188 children have become homeless since the start of the year
There were 1,517 families with 3,267 children staying in emergency accommodation in January.
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Feb 27th 2018, 5:26 PM
Loneliness, mental health, separation: How homelessness affects children later in life
Two Cork students examined how homelessness affects children for the upcoming BT Young Scientist Exhibition.
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Jan 1st 2018, 8:30 PM
Focus Ireland provided 145 homes to homeless couples, families and individuals this year
3,333 children were homeless in Ireland in November.
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Dec 28th 2017, 12:57 PM
'It's deeply, deeply depressing': There are still over 3,300 children homeless in Ireland
There were 1,530 families with 3,333 children staying in emergency accommodation in November.
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Dec 19th 2017, 9:44 PM
Peter McVerry Trust to provide new accommodation for 100 people and 24 families before Christmas
The new services are located Dublin City, Fingal, and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown and will include two new family hubs.
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Dec 16th 2017, 9:48 AM
Murphy hails 'progress' housing people but numbers in emergency accommodation hit record levels
Sinn Féin’s housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin called Murphy’s bullishness “spin”.
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Oct 27th 2017, 8:09 AM
'The impact on children is very severe': 18 babies were born into a homeless charity's services last year
Depaul Ireland launched its 2016 annual report today.
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Sep 5th 2017, 1:25 PM
'Doing everything we can': Minister to lead emergency housing summit after death of two homeless people
Homeless beds in Dublin are at maximum capacity as the problem continues to worsen.
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Sep 1st 2017, 1:20 PM
Families forced to leave homes after burst pipe causes flooding, sinkhole
A large water mains burst at Bengal Terrace and flooded 11 homes on 15 July.
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Aug 11th 2017, 4:53 PM
Census 2016: Nearly one in five homeless adults have a job
In all, 27% of homeless people were aged 18 and under on Census night in April 2016.
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Aug 10th 2017, 11:52 AM
'A loss of dignity': Homeless children are living on takeaways and dining on the floor
Children living in emergency accommodation are living off frozen food and takeaways, according to a new report.
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Aug 9th 2017, 10:13 AM
Cockroaches, mould and chronic drug abuse in front of children - life in homeless accommodation
New documents detail the issues facing people living in homeless emergency accommodation.
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Jul 24th 2017, 12:05 AM
'No place to breathe, no place to think': Family living in emergency accommodation for over 2 years
Tarina Knight has been homeless with her partner David and daughter Amy (17) since April 2015.
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Jul 6th 2017, 6:25 AM
Coveney's aim for no homeless families in hotels by July? Not a chance says McVerry
The campaigner said that it is clear that Coveney’s proposals on homelessness crisis “are just not working”.
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May 28th 2017, 2:09 PM
Record high: There are over 2,700 children and almost 5,000 adults homeless in Ireland
The number of homeless people has more than doubled since December 2014.
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May 26th 2017, 7:14 AM
Ireland's homeless figure has just passed 7,000 for the first time
A number of homeless charities have called for Minister for Housing Simon Coveney “to get empty homes back into the housing system”.
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Jan 26th 2017, 8:05 AM
There were 54 unoccupied beds in homeless shelters in Dublin last night
A contention that there are not enough suitable beds has been a key argument from the Apollo House occupiers.
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Dec 23rd 2016, 10:59 AM
Anti-social behaviour and verbal abuse among complaints over homeless guests in emergency accommodation
New documents reveal complaints by accommodation providers to homeless services in Dublin.
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Dec 19th 2016, 6:15 AM
The difficulties of being 13, homeless and having nowhere to do your homework
A letter to homeless services provides a stark insight into the many problems facing homeless families.
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Dec 15th 2016, 6:10 AM
Pregnant mother 'had to view men exposing themselves to her and her son' in homeless accommodation
Newly released documents give an insight into the conditions in which homeless families are living.
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Dec 15th 2016, 6:05 AM
"The hardest part is telling them there's no bed for the night" - A day in the life of the homeless of Cork
We follow two services in Cork city providing food, warmth and shelter to the homeless 365 days in the year.
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Nov 29th 2016, 9:15 PM
There are now nearly 1,000 homeless families in emergency accommodation in Dublin
Latest figures show that there were 998 families homeless and living in hostels, hotels or B&Bs across Dublin in the month of August.
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Sep 30th 2016, 10:21 PM
Gardaí arrive as residents protest closure of homeless hostel
John’s Lane hostel is scheduled to be redeveloped into more long term accommodation.
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Jul 4th 2016, 12:55 PM
Woman (18) and baby found on street after failing to get emergency accommodation
Mary Lou McDonald said homelessness is “out of control”.
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Jun 23rd 2016, 1:44 PM
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