homelessness Archives – The College View

Christy Burke: ‘it’s the same story from 40 years ago and nothing has changed’

March 15, 2023

Councillor incensed by long-term inaction as Citizens’ Assembly on Drugs to commence next month With notable irritation in his voice, Dublin City Councillor and former Lord Mayor of Dublin Christy Burke lays bare to me

Homeless Charities Have Welcomed Government Funding in the Budget

October 27, 2021

According to the Department of Housing, as of August 2021, 8,212 people are accessing state-funded emergency accommodation.

‘Winter of Discontent’ Housing and Homelessness rally held outside Dáil

September 16, 2021

Representatives of student’s unions, the travelling community, renter’s groups and political parties spoke at a rally held outside the Dail yesterday.

DCU to examine nurse-led Covid-19 interventions

October 28, 2020

DCU are leading new research to examine Covid-19 care among people who are homeless. The research is headed by Dr Briege Casey of DCU’s School, Nursing, Psychotherapy and Community Health, and will examine the characteristics of a number of nurse-led Covid-19 interventions.

DCU partners with McVerry Trust for homelessness report

November 13, 2019

Sixty three per cent of homeless males have suffered a traumatic childhood experience according to a new report by the Peter McVerry Trust.

Thousands march on anniversary of homeless man’s death

December 12, 2018

Thousands march on the anniversary of Jonathan Corrie’s death, the man who died near the Dáil, to protest against the housing crisis.

DCU’s St Vincent de Paul Society sleep rough for homelessness

December 12, 2018

Members of Dublin City University’s St. Vincent de Paul (SVP) society carried out their annual 24 hour sleep out from 12 noon on Tuesday December 4 until 12 noon the following day.

Dublin City Council to buy 92 homes in Ballymun

November 28, 2018

Dublin City Council announced that they will purchase 92 homes in the Hampton Wood estate in Ballymun, as the housing crisis continuing to dominate political discourse in Ireland.

Councillors take up to 7 months to re-let vacant social housing

October 31, 2018

Thousands of social housing vacancies by the end of 2017 were not made available to rent for up to seven months according to a report by a council watchdog.

Ireland in state of crisis in relation to homelessness, according to housing charity chairperson

December 9, 2017

The current housing situation in Ireland was described as a country in a state of crisis when it comes to homelessness by the chairperson of the housing charity Threshold. “We are in a state of

Leo’s homelessness comments show a lack of sympathy

November 29, 2017

Varadkar’s comments like Gleeson’s shows his misunderstanding of the issue, his disinterest in the problem, his aloofness to lower class issues. His overall classism and elitism, as members of the Simon community and rival politicians have already pointed out.

Former homeless woman defies the odds to now lecture at Trinity

April 5, 2017

Homeless and pregnant at 15, fortunes for Katriona O’Sullivan were going against her but grit, determination and a bit of luck now sees her lectur at Trinity, making her journey a heartwarming success story.

Unlocking a hidden Ireland one travesty at a time

March 22, 2017

Bríon Hoban discusses the wrong doing in Ireland that we, as a society, accept. Focusing on the recent discovery of the mass grave at Tuam, Galway, Bríon argues that we must face up to the issues facing our society today, rather than ignoring them in the hope that they become forgotten.