“You’ve got those who are sleeping on the streets and it is disgraceful. You’ve got families living in hotel rooms which is a shame on our city” – Archbishop Diarmuid Martin.
The Government introduced their housing strategy nine months ago and every single month since then the number of homeless people keeps rising and rising and rising. We need them to go back to the drawing board, said Fr Peter McVerry.
“Given the sector added over 220 emergency beds in Dublin in late 2016 and has worked constantly to increase housing ‘move ons’ we had hoped that the figure would not be on the increase” – Pat Doyle, CEO.
New soup kitchen will be opened by St Patrick’s Church on Donegall Street in response to Pope Francis’ appeal for concrete acts of mercy towards those experiencing poverty and homelessness.
Two deacons will serve as priests in the archdiocese of Dublin while the third will serve in the diocese of Clogher.
In January there were 7,167 people registered as homeless, 2,407 of whom were children.
Members of the public formed a human chain around the building in support of those inside, chanting “homes for the homeless”.
Magi personify those whose hearts have not become anesthetised.
During 2016, Crosscare, the social care agency of the Archdiocese of Dublin, provided 127,750 bed nights to over 1,600 people in six residences for people experiencing homelessness in the capital.
We are incredibly grateful to ICHH for having the integrity and understanding not to accept this money – SPACE International.
When we light the Christmas tree in Áras an Uachtaráin, we remember the bereaved who are finding this Christmas difficult; we remember those on the edge, the marginalised in our society, our homeless people, and those who are worried about keeping a roof over their families’ heads.
Minister notes “the very confidential nature of the work done and the importance of visitation in providing informal supports to people”.
It breaks my heart to think that up to 2,500 children will be homeless on Christmas day this year – Sr Stan, founder of Focus Ireland.
“It is also the most serious social issue which Ireland faces today. With the right political will, it can be solved. We will continue to advocate on behalf of homeless people to seek to get the issue of homelessness and housing to the top of the Government’s agenda.” – Peter Mc Verry.
“When you serve the poor, help the suffering or those in need, God will find you,” Fr Peter McVerry tells Transition Year students in County Tipperary.
In a new one-hour television documentary ‘Peter McVerry: A view from the Basement’, which will air on RTÉ One tonight, the Jesuit priest tells the Government, “We ignore the drug problem at our peril.”
“She bowed down before those who were spent, left to die on the side of the road, seeing in them their God-given dignity; she made her voice heard before the powers of this world, so that they might recognise their guilt for the crime of poverty they created.”
Last year was the busiest ever for the Peter McVerry Trust which saw a 40% increase in the number of people supported in housing.
Dr Kevin Doran hits out at banks for pushing families into homelessness and contributing to the pressure on marriages.
Promising start during Govt's first 100 days in office must now be followed with concrete action, children’s charity warns.
Pope Francis treats Rome's homeless to trips to the beach followed by dinner in a pizzeria.
Peter McVerry Trust believes the Government must still bring forward legislation to link rents to the Consumer Price Index before the year end.
This year’s theme was ‘Forced to Flee’ which inspired a moving and thought-provoking selection of poems on the themes of displacement and seeking refuge.
74 families became newly homeless in Dublin in April while almost quarter of a million houses remain empty across the country.
Settlement of €500,000 for Nora Wall after she was wrongly convicted of rape 17 years ago on evidence witness later admitted fabricating.
Peter McVerry Trust calls for “decisive action” by the Government to stem the flow of people into homelessness.
“This is why I want a Church which is poor and for the poor. They have much to teach us." Evangelii Gaudium [198]
"Can we hope that Martin’s tragic death may help bring some societal and political response to counter the type of violence which took Martin’s life?"
Latest figures show that 208 families and 363 children became homeless in the first two months of the year.
“Youthreach transmits fundamentally important values that the student has a value as a person regardless of past achievements.”
