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# Emergency Accommodation

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Homeless couple spend night in tent outside Regency Hotel after dispute over room
The family said they were evicted after complaining about mould in their room.
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Jun 10th 2016, 2:23 PM
Homeless children staying in adult hostels to 'avoid risk of sleeping rough'
Eight families have been using adult services to house their children in Dublin during May.
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May 24th 2016, 1:12 PM
Wheelchair user found sleeping rough on beach in Kerry
He is now staying in emergency accommodation.
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May 11th 2016, 4:10 PM
The number of children in homeless accommodation in Dublin has DOUBLED in a year
125 new families presented as homeless in Dublin last month.
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Feb 22nd 2016, 4:09 PM
Mother fears she will "have to sleep rough" after county council refuses emergency accommodation
The family have been refused accommodation by Kildare Co Council the High Court heard today.
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Jan 25th 2016, 6:13 PM
People are angry and dismayed that whole families still have to live in hotel rooms
The programme let the families document their own struggle with temporary accommodation.
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Jan 19th 2016, 8:47 AM
'We have a toilet, a bed, and a desk. That's where we live'
Erica Fleming lives in a hotel room with her nine-year-old daughter.
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Jan 18th 2016, 8:09 PM
Bloodstained mattresses and rat infestation: just some of the complaints from homeless families to the council
Families also complained about cockroaches, anti-social behaviours and late night bars in their accommodation.
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Jan 18th 2016, 7:54 PM
The number of rough sleepers has gone down in Dublin (but there are more homeless people)
There is more than 1,000 extra emergency beds available since last year.
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Dec 10th 2015, 5:15 PM
Mother-of-two fears she will be kicked out of council home after partner's death
Clare Malone’s partner passed away in September, but she is unable to stay in the council house.
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Nov 11th 2015, 2:13 PM
Carrickmines survivors are now living in this car park
It’s located at Ballyogan Road in South Dublin.
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Oct 25th 2015, 1:41 PM
Carrickmines fire victims remembered at candelit vigil
The event came after a temporary site at Rockville Drive was blockaded yesterday.
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Oct 14th 2015, 10:58 PM
Could one of these six homes be the answer to the homeless crisis?
The four Dublin local authorities have opened a demonstration of modular housing.
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Sep 15th 2015, 8:01 AM
Alan Kelly and Fr Peter McVerry are fighting again
The veteran campaigner said homeless people are better off sleeping rough than going to emergency accommodation.
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Sep 4th 2015, 12:14 PM
Peter McVerry says hostels are such a disgrace he's been advising people to sleep rough
He said he believes the government is looking for a cheap way out of the homeless crisis.
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Sep 3rd 2015, 6:28 PM
'I’m going to have surgery, then I start chemo, then I’ll be homeless'
Aisling is trying to find a place for her and her children to live before she begins treatment.
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Aug 14th 2015, 10:46 PM
'One father told his little boys they were on holiday'
There has been a significant increase in the number of homeless families in Ireland.
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Aug 8th 2015, 9:21 PM
Homeless pregnant woman with young son 'left without emergency accommodation'
“They tried to tell me to get someone to watch my son. I have no family who would do that.”
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May 1st 2015, 12:33 PM
Dublin homeless centre closes after attacks on staff
Merchants Quay has temporarily suspended its day services, and will reopen shortly.
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May 1st 2015, 6:11 AM
The number of homeless children is still rising
There were 911 children in homeless accommodation in one week last week.
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Apr 21st 2015, 10:42 AM
Mother and three children forced to take damp two-bed flat with sewage issues
The family took the flat to avoid emergency accommodation.
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Mar 23rd 2015, 5:32 PM
Twenty more emergency beds will be available from tonight
It brings the number of new emergency beds to 70. The government has promised 260 before Christmas.
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Dec 12th 2014, 3:16 PM
A plaque has been erected in the doorway where Jonathan Corrie died
He passed away from hypothermia earlier this month.
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Dec 9th 2014, 6:08 PM
"Sometimes we have people sleeping on the floor of the recreation room"
Will Minister Alan Kelly’s ‘beds for Christmas’ pledge be felt outside Dublin?
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Dec 6th 2014, 7:15 AM
€500m needed to tackle homelessness as 'ten children a week lose their home'
Focus Ireland is calling for an ‘immediate’ increase in rent supplement in Budget 2015.
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Oct 5th 2014, 7:49 PM
Where would you stay if you became homeless tomorrow?
Emergency accommodation beds across the nation’s capital are at 99% capacity. If you became homeless tomorrow, what could you expect to face?
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Oct 2nd 2014, 9:30 AM
'Emergency accommodation is just that - for emergencies, not long term'
The Simon Community says ideas such as using prefabs to house homeless people is worrying.
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Oct 2nd 2014, 6:00 AM
Children living in emergency accommodation: growing up in fear and isolation
“I miss my old friends. I don’t like where I am. It’s scary. It’s not fun and I can’t play outside. I want to go home.”
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Oct 1st 2014, 10:35 PM
Dublin Mayor: It's 'bullsh*t' gardaí can't take in homeless under-18s without social worker
Christy Burke said it’s “unbelievable” that gardaí can’t take in under-18s who are sleeping rough without the presence of a social worker.
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Jul 14th 2014, 10:23 AM
'Mam I'm not going to school today, what if the kids ask me where I live'
Evicted mothers describe the emergency accommodation they’re forced to live in due to the housing crises.
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May 19th 2014, 8:30 PM
Number of homeless on streets of Dublin rises 25 per cent
A count by Inner City Helping Homeless found 98 sleeping rough.
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Apr 4th 2014, 9:59 AM
Column: Thousands of people are just one pay cheque away from being homeless
One pay cheque, one social welfare payment, one family problem, one health diagnosis, one mortgage repayment: this can be all that stands between you and the street, writes Niamh Randall.
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Oct 1st 2013, 7:30 PM
Column: Extreme poverty is right in front of us – and what are we doing?
One in five children go to bed hungry, yet State safety nets are actually being taken away, writes Sr Stanislaus Kennedy.
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May 18th 2012, 7:30 AM
Homeless charity warns of 'tsunami' of demand
Launching its 2010 annual report today, the Dublin Simon Community says it is experiencing a surge in requests for emergency accommodation and sleeping bags.
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Sep 29th 2011, 11:04 AM
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