homelessness ireland

Drogheda Homeless Aid aim to restore dignity and hope by providing care, support and shelter for homeless men, encouraging self-development, independent living and resettlement. Drogheda Homeless Aid was set up in 1982 by Sr. Cait…

The crisis in our housing sector is no mistake. It is the result of political decisions, and is seen as “the norm” by people like Conor Skehan, the Government’s top housing advisor. Long-term disinvestment in social housing and the…

This is a new series of pieces which will try and sum up what we feel we learned from our amazing guests. All episodes of The Suss are available to sink into your earholes now across a range of platforms. In Episode 25, we sat down with…

In this episode of Sparking Change, we speak to June Tinsley, Head of Advocacy and Support Engagement at Barnardos Ireland, about the charity’s new LOST CHILDHOOD campaign, highlighting that 1 in 7 children are lost to homelessness – a…

On Episode 5 of The Suss, Steph and Glenn are looking at the current Irish Homeless Crisis. They're joined in studio with activist and former homeless person Erica Fleming and Mick Caul fellow activist and #MyNameIs campaigner. Erica…

On a very special episode of Sparking Change, Dil and her team were given full access to all areas at the Songs And Words - A Home For All protest concert, featuring Glen Hansard, Frances Black, Ryan O’Shaughnessy and more, held outside the…

This week we dedicate the full episode to the homeless and housing crisis in Ireland. In her editorial Dil shares her own personal experience of being homeless in Sri Lanka and how it impacted her mental health. We speak to people on…

The occupation of vacant, Nama-owned Apollo House by Home Sweet Home in early December shone a light on Ireland's ever growing homelessness crisis. Volunteers from Home Sweet Home and the Irish Housing Network took over the building in…

This week, Home Sweet Home gave Dublin's homeless a warm bed for the night, submissions closed for the Citizens' Assembly, and Kanye met with Trump. Some people also posted some pics of themselves in 2006, because Twitter. #OccupyNama…