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<p>Vanessa O'Callaghan was predeceased by her father, John, and three of her five brothers. Picture: RIP.ie</p>

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Fundraiser to help pay for funeral of homeless woman killed in Cork City raises over €6k

Vanessa O’Callaghan , aged 36, a mother of three, was attacked shortly after she availed of the services of a volunteer-run on-street soup kitchen on St Patrick’s Street

<p>According to the latest figures, there are just under 15,000 homeless people in Ireland. This includes 10,067 adults and 4,419 children, and over 2,000 families. File photo: iStock</p>

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Homeless fathers trying to stay connected with their children feel like a 'societal failure' — study

<p>According to the Department of Housing statistics, 179 single adults became homeless in Dublin as they left direct provision in the third quarter of this year.</p>

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'Ad hoc system' sending those leaving direct provision straight into homelessness

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Gareth O'Callaghan: You don't have to be living rough to feel the pain of homelessness

Irish Examiner view: How will homeless fare after 'painful correction'?

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Irish Examiner view: How will homeless fare after 'painful correction'?

'Cork has lost a gem but heaven has gained an angel,' Vanessa O'Callaghan's funeral told

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'Cork has lost a gem but heaven has gained an angel,' Vanessa O'Callaghan's funeral told

Sister of woman killed at Cork soup kitchen calls for opening of vacant Cork buildings

Sister of woman killed at Cork soup kitchen calls for opening of vacant Cork buildings

Vanessa O’Callaghan’s sister, Lynda, said it would be one way to honour her 'sunbeam' sister's memory, to ensure her death was not for no reason

Fri, 06 Dec, 2024

Fatal assault of homeless woman in Cork highlights urgent need for supports

Fatal assault of homeless woman in Cork highlights urgent need for supports

Catriona Twomey, of Cork Penny Dinners, says the tragic case of Vanessa O'Callaghan highlights the need for another emergency homeless shelter in the city

Thu, 05 Dec, 2024

Irish Refugee Council warns of people returning to streets as cold weather shelter ends

Irish Refugee Council warns of people returning to streets as cold weather shelter ends

Applicants had been temporarily moved out of tents to accommodation at Citywest as part of a cold weather initiative

Wed, 04 Dec, 2024

Homeless in January - 7

Number of homeless people just shy of 15,000 in new record

Numbers expected to exceed 15,000 before the end of the year

Fri, 29 Nov, 2024

Domestic violence victims and single mothers most at risk of becoming homeless, study shows

Domestic violence victims and single mothers most at risk of becoming homeless, study shows

Focus Ireland research also found families with stable housing histories were become homeless after Government lifted no-fault eviction ban

Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Renting — A place to live is a basic need that profit alone will never deliver

Election 2024: Renting — A place to live is a basic need that profit alone will never deliver

My message to the next Dáil: An eviction ban, a rent freeze, and compulsory purchase orders would begin to address Ireland’s housing crisis, writes Emily Crowley

Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

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Election 2024: Renting — 'We see parents with children living in the grandparents’ homes'

It's hard enough to find a place to live or afford the rent — but renters are also living in fear of eviction, says Threshold CEO

Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Rent — 'I’m paying €520 a month...you would hope to be warm in the winter'

Election 2024: Rent — 'I’m paying €520 a month...you would hope to be warm in the winter'

Eilis Walsh would love to be able to buy her own home but she does not see that becoming a reality in the next five years

Listen | Tue, 26 Nov, 2024

Darragh O’Brien claims Sinn Féin is trying to 'politicise' refusal to publish homeless numbers early

Darragh O’Brien claims Sinn Féin is trying to 'politicise' refusal to publish homeless numbers early

Sinn Féin’s housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin said: 'I simply don’t think it’s tenable for the minister to bury the rough sleepers report until next week.'

Mon, 25 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: 'Nothing honest' about Fianna Fáil's approach to housing — Eoin Ó Broin

Election 2024: 'Nothing honest' about Fianna Fáil's approach to housing — Eoin Ó Broin

Sinn Féin housing spokesman was responding to minister Darragh O'Brien who said he could not release last month's homelessness figures ahead of the election

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Is our justice system fit for purpose?

Irish Examiner view: Is our justice system fit for purpose?

The criminal justice system, and the prison sector in particular, is under huge pressure from the sheer weight of numbers it must contend with

Thu, 21 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024

Paul Hosford: Sinn Féin will hope it's their pitch to the middle class that is heard loudest

The party's economic policy has something for everyone. But Sinn Féin could be tripped up over its manifesto proposal to review RTÉ's objectivity in its coverage of the Israeli genocide and other conflicts

Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

'My Message to the next Dáil' podcast. Mike Allen on solving the homelessness crisis

'My Message to the next Dáil' podcast. Mike Allen on solving the homelessness crisis

In this episode, we also took to the streets to gauge the opinions of people on this issue

Listen | Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Homelessness — We have failed to treat homelessness seriously

Election 2024: Homelessness — We have failed to treat homelessness seriously

My message to the next Dáil: You may not be aware of it but homelessness is one of the problems we actually can solve. Start by talking to homeless services, writes Mike Allen

Listen | Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Focus Ireland annual report

Election 2024: Homelessness — 'The political debate has been characterised by point scoring'

With 14,760 people in emergency accommodation in September, experts working at the coalface say a radical reset is needed

Listen | Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Election 2024: Ending homelessness must be 'top priority' for next government

Election 2024: Ending homelessness must be 'top priority' for next government

Secure and affordable social housing essential in moving people out of homelessness quickly, Cork Simon says

Listen | Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

SEAN MURRAY STORY

Election 2024: Homelessness — ‘I never expected to fall into that situation. I felt so bad for my baby daughter’

Alice was living in a €1,300-a-month apartment with her baby daughter when the landlord said they wanted to move someone else in for more rent...

Listen | Tue, 19 Nov, 2024

Clodagh Finn: A grassroots guide to changing the world

Clodagh Finn: A grassroots guide to changing the world

It’s rare — and incredibly moving — to see so many women come together with the sole aim of helping other women

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Irish Examiner view: Too late for magical thinking at Cop29

Irish Examiner view: Too late for magical thinking at Cop29

Participating countries have been given until next February to do their homework on how they intend to recover lost ground in cutting their greenhouse gas emissions.

Sat, 16 Nov, 2024

Case of woman sleeping under skip bag in Cork 'reflects harsh reality of homelessness'

Case of woman sleeping under skip bag in Cork 'reflects harsh reality of homelessness'

Tánaiste and homelessness campaigners respond to case of a woman found sleeping under a bag near a vacant council house

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

Woman found sleeping rough under 'Skippo Bag' by council workers in Cork City

Woman found sleeping rough under 'Skippo Bag' by council workers in Cork City

The discovery was made in the Friar’s Walk area, just yards from where a council bungalow has been lying vacant for almost a year

Fri, 15 Nov, 2024

General Election Ireland 2024

Watch: Simon Harris confronted over homelessness while on Dublin canvass

A People Before Profit supporter confronts Taoiseach Simon Harris about the homeless and housing crisis on Dublin’s Capel Street

Thu, 14 Nov, 2024

Worried this winter campaign

Fine Gael to increase Vat on energy bills to 11%, Taoiseach confirms

The rate of Vat on gas and electricity bills reduced in 2022 as part of cost-of-living measures

Wed, 13 Nov, 2024

Vulture funds are fuelling insolvency, warns practitioner who negotiated Cork publican's €58m write-off

Vulture funds are fuelling insolvency, warns practitioner who negotiated Cork publican's €58m write-off

Solicitor who successfully negotiated recent €58m debt write-off warns that funds are pursuing families stuck with ‘staggering’ mortgage repayments

Mon, 11 Nov, 2024

Cork's 'no-go' streets: 'It's a jungle out there' for gardaí on the beat

Cork's 'no-go' streets: 'It's a jungle out there' for gardaí on the beat

Sarah Horgan accompanies Community Garda Lorraine O'Donovan across Cork City as she deals with anti-social behaviour, drug-fuelled intimidation, and people suffering mental health issues

Mon, 28 Oct, 2024

Cancelling scheduled care at hospitals

Homeless people presenting to UHL with 'chest pains' so they can have warm place to sleep

Number of rough sleepers in Limerick City has surged in recent years, with demand for homeless accommodation exceeding supply, charity says

Sat, 26 Oct, 2024

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New record as number of homeless people in Ireland reaches 14,760

The figures include 10,199 adults and 4,561 children

Fri, 25 Oct, 2024

Threshold Budget Submission

Threshold urges Government to bring in deposit retention scheme for tenants

The scheme would involve a deposit being lodged with an independent third party, which would ensure its prompt return at the end of a tenancy unless a genuine cost arises

Thu, 24 Oct, 2024

Cork City had no home available to rent under Hap scheme, new report shows

Cork City had no home available to rent under Hap scheme, new report shows

There were just 33 properties available to rent within the discretionary Hap rate within 16 in-demand areas of the country, Simon Communities of Ireland report found

Tue, 22 Oct, 2024

Woman looking at houses and flats in the window of an estate agent in London, UK

Special property report: Cork's soaring house prices edge close to boom levels

After a decade or more of a housing crisis, prices only look to be going one way

Sat, 19 Oct, 2024

Cork hair salon that gives free haircuts to homeless people to close after 40 years

Cork hair salon that gives free haircuts to homeless people to close after 40 years

Joseph’s Hair Salon plans to open their doors to the homeless one last time on December 3

Wed, 16 Oct, 2024

Little boy or child sitting alone on floor in front of the school after suffering an act of bullying

Children's ombudsman: 'Stop making excuses — end child homelessness'

Last week’s budget did not include any new measures to tackle the crisis of child homelessness, Ombudsman for Children Niall Muldoon said

Tue, 08 Oct, 2024

'Alex died trying to save someone — that's really something special,' says father of homeless man

'Alex died trying to save someone — that's really something special,' says father of homeless man

The father of a homeless man from the US who died trying to save his friend from drowning in Dublin tells Alison O’Reilly how his view of his son has changed completely, and of his determination to honour him

Sun, 06 Oct, 2024

Gardaí investigating after tents used by rough sleepers set on fire

Gardaí investigating after tents used by rough sleepers set on fire

The incident comes as the latest figures show more than 14,000 people are using emergency accommodation in Ireland

Wed, 02 Oct, 2024

Mother of one believes she will never own her own home — and Budget 2025 did nothing to help

Mother of one believes she will never own her own home — and Budget 2025 did nothing to help

Having had to move back into her parents' home in her 40s, Doireann Barrett is now preparing to move into a council house, a place she will never own

Tue, 01 Oct, 2024

New record as number of homeless people in Ireland reaches 14,486

New record as number of homeless people in Ireland reaches 14,486

This includes 10,067 adults and 4,419 children

Fri, 27 Sep, 2024

Mick Clifford: Taoiseach's migration comments are a new low in Ireland's political vernacular

Mick Clifford: Taoiseach's migration comments are a new low in Ireland's political vernacular

If this is the starting gun on the next general election, then things might get very ugly as immigration claims with little basis in fact may be used to win votes

Wed, 25 Sep, 2024

Taoiseach defends comments linking homelessness levels and migration

Taoiseach defends comments linking homelessness levels and migration

Mr Harris said there was 'an absolute link' between people leaving direct provision presenting as homeless

Mon, 23 Sep, 2024

Poor homeless man or refugee sleeping on the wooden bench on the urban street in the city, social documentary concept, selective

The stark reality: People are homeless for longer with fewer options to help

Merchants Quay Ireland has seen an increase in the number of people accessing its services increase for a 10th straight year

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

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Number of rough sleepers in Cork City has jumped by almost 40%

The number of people who turned to Cork Simon for help last year increased by 9% to nearly 1,500

Thu, 19 Sep, 2024

Homeless stock

More homeless people suffering mental health issues as charity reports rise in numbers

Depaul staff dealt with 276 cases of suicidal ideation and 140 cases of self-harm in 2023

Tue, 17 Sep, 2024

Over 20,000 meals donated to homeless from school leftovers

Over 20,000 meals donated to homeless from school leftovers

The idea, from students in Terence MacSwiney Community College, was set in motion to save food destined for the landfill while supporting those unable to afford a basic meal

Mon, 09 Sep, 2024

Sinn Fein housing plan launch

Sinn Féin is taking a gamble with radical proposals for housing sector

The party plans to achieve two things: a radical reform of the private rental sector, while at the same time making our housing system much less reliant on it. From a tenant’s point of view, both aspects of this audacious plan need to be successful, writes Michael Byrne

Mon, 09 Sep, 2024

Old broken shoes of a little boy as a symbol for child poverty

Bye, bye holiday hunger, hello hefty bills: Life for Ireland's poor

For thousands of parents, back to school is a welcome relief, as it means a daily meal for their children, but have we allowed child poverty to become acceptable? Niamh Griffin reports

Mon, 09 Sep, 2024