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 Read more…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]ccording to the Department of Housing, as of August 2021, 8,212 people are accessing state-funded emergency accommodation.
Representatives of student’s unions, the travelling community, renter’s groups and political parties spoke at a rally held outside the Dail yesterday. Read more…
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. Read more…
[dropcap]S[/dropcap]ixty 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 the anniversary of Jonathan Corrie’s death, the man who died near the Dáil, to protest against the housing crisis. Read more…
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. Read more…
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. Read more…
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. Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he 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 Read more…
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. Read more…
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. Read more…
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. Read more…
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t is a sad but true fact that homelessness in Ireland is a growing crisis. Here are three different charities that you can get involved in to help tackle the issue. Focus Ireland Being the Read more…
[dropcap]The[/dropcap] building protrudes from concrete aisles of office blocks, asserting its dominant structure over neighbourly dwellings scattered within its range.
Sometimes doing a little can mean a lot. While one person cannot put the world to rights they can still make a positive impact, writes Bríon Hoban regarding the recent Apollo House contraversy. Read more…
[dropcap]It[/dropcap] was ten years ago when Laura spent a year and a half in a homeless shelter with her mam. She lived in Hedigans in town, it has three stories and had families, of up Read more…
Christmas is a time for giving and receiving, however, not all of us are fortunate enough to be in a position to celebrate the festivities of the season. With winter weather a reminder of shorter Read more…
While most of us are getting ready to head home for the Christmas holidays, The College View speaks to some homeless people who’ll be spending the festive season on the cold streets. Read more…
A scheme in The Netherlands pays alcoholics in beer to sweep the streets. But would a similar scheme work in Ireland? Read more…
How many times have you heard somebody say, “I would give money to the homeless but I know they will just spend it on alcohol or drugs.” This is a common view held by many Read more…