Additional Emergency Beds in Place to Respond to Homelessness in Dublin...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Annual Cold Weather Initiative is in place from November 2015 to end April 2014 100 SINGLE BEDS (MINIMUM) 75 RINGFENCED BEDS ACROSS ALL HOMELESS SERVICES 20 SINGLE BEDS...
View ArticleMINISTERS KELLY & COFFEY HOST HOMELESS FORUM TO DISCUSS WINTER PREPARATIONS...
(Source: Department of Environment, Community and Local Government of Ireland) MINISTERS KELLY & COFFEY HOST HOMELESS FORUM TO DISCUSS WINTER PREPARATIONS 17/11/15 The Minister for the Environment,...
View ArticleDUBLIN CITY COUNCIL OFFICIALLY OPENS HOMELESS ACCOMMODATION SERVICE FOR 100...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Core service of the Annual Cold Weather Initiative 2015/2016 for persons who are/or at risk of rough sleeping Dublin City Council officially opened Brú Aimsir, today,...
View ArticleOFFICIAL FIGURES FROM WINTER 2015 STREET COUNT ON ROUGH SLEEPING IN DUBLIN...
(Source: Dublin City Council) The Dublin Region Homeless Executive[1] (DRHE), today, Thursday December 10th released official figures from the Winter (November 2015) count on rough sleeping, which took...
View ArticleDublin Regency Hotel attack: Irish police hunt man disguised in dress and...
Irish Police are hunting four men - one possibly wearing a dress and wig - after a man was shot dead by a "police-style uniform wearing" gang that stormed the Regency Hotel in Drumcondra, Dublin. The...
View ArticleOver 200 extra beds for Dublin rough sleepers over winter
Up to 230 extra beds are to be offered to rough sleepers in Dublin this winter, the Government has said. Amid record numbers of people being forced to bed down in doorways, shop fronts and in streets...
View ArticleDublin Regency Hotel attack: Gangland criminal David Byrne shot dead by men...
A manhunt is under way for a four-man gang who carried out a gun attack in the Regency Hotel in Dublin. Criminal David Byrne was shot dead and two others injured as two gunmen armed with AK-47s - and...
View ArticleDublin’s Lord Mayor and Peter McVerry Trust call upon protesters to stop...
(Source: Dublin City Council) If the current protest being held at the Baile na Laochra Modular Homes site in Poppintree, Ballymun continues, 22 families will remain in unsuitable accommodation in...
View ArticleDublin Regency Hotel attack: Gardai hunt man disguised in dress and blonde...
Gardai are hunting four men - one possibly wearing a dress and wig - after a man was shot dead by a 'police-style uniform wearing' gang that stormed the Regency Hotel in Drumcondra, Dublin. The victim...
View ArticleDublin Food Bank aims to meet growing demand
A new central food bank, to meet “growing demand for food assistance”, has opened in Dublin. The Dublin Food Bank, operated by Crosscare, the social support agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of...
View ArticleDublin City Council Responds to Court Ruling on Apollo House (Dublin City...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Dublin City Council notes the decision of the High Court today in relation to the occupation of Apollo house. It is important to note the details presented to the court...
View Article'We would be checking tickets but now we're just trying to help people to...
The Luas was packed to capacity this morning as the Dublin Bus strike took place throughout the city. One staff member even told Independent.ie that they had stopped checking tickets in an attempt to...
View ArticleThe reconstruction of Dublin
Thirty years ago, in February 1986, a group of us got together to stage the Dublin Crisis Conference. The city was in bits, chewed up by property speculators and road engineers, and desperately needed...
View ArticleSmall businesses in Galway, Dublin, Cavan, Sligo and Tipperary win at...
(Source: Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation of Ireland) News & Events 20th September 2016 Small businesses expected to generate sales of up to €1million at the Ploughing, according to...
View ArticleDRHE CONFIRM ALL COMPLAINTS IN HOMELESS SERVICES IN DUBLIN ARE FULLY...
(Source: Dublin City Council) The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE), on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities confirm that a total of 123 complaints were received in 2015. The complaints...
View ArticleGetting rid of your Christmas tree? Here’s where to go
The last of the turkey remnants are gone from the fridge, the extended family have finally vacated the spare room, you’re back in work and the diet began at 9am this morning. However, the most...
View ArticleNine local authority areas added to housing support scheme
Households with long-term housing needs in 28 local authority areas across the State can now apply for another form of social housing support under the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) scheme. The HAP...
View ArticlePet detectives: meet the new network helping to find lost dogs
I was curious. Online I found a Facebook page called Find Dionne (she had gone missing before) which brought me to a whole online world of lost pets. There’s Lor’s Lost Dogs page, lostandfoundpets.ie...
View ArticleLewisham Borough Council, London share their Success in Rapid-Build Family...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Dublin City Council today (Thursday 21st July), is hosting a presentation by Lewisham Borough Council to councillors from the four Dublin Local Authorities to discuss how...
View ArticleConstituency map of Ireland sees big changes since last election
Big changes in the shape and size of many Dáil constituencies have changed the electoral map of Ireland since the last general election. The number of Dáil seats has been cut from 166 to 158 and the...
View ArticleFind out what’s special about Dublin Bay – new biosphere video launches...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Today the Lord Mayor of Dublin Brendan Carr will launches a new video created to showcase what makes Dublin Bay such a special place in the Atrium, Civic Offices, Wood...
View ArticleCoveney announces Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) now available in Dublin
Mr Simon Coveney T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government, today (1 March 2017), announced the completion of the nationwide rollout of the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)...
View ArticleFRONTLINE SERVICES PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS AND ROUGH SLEEPING OVER CHRISTMAS...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Throughout the Christmas period, the work of the four Dublin local authorities and state-funded services will continue to provide emergency accommodation and support...
View ArticleDUBLIN CITY COUNCIL OUTLINE DETAIL ON RAPID BUILD HOUSING TO RESPOND TO...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Dublin City Council have and continue to receive substantial queries from the media in relation to the delivery of Rapid Build Housing units and would like to provide the...
View ArticleCreating Tenancies and Supporting Rough Sleepers (Dublin City Council)
(Source: Dublin City Council) Dublin City Council and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive[i] today welcome the commitments from Simon Coveney T.D. Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local...
View ArticleDublin Region Homeless Executive confirms the official winter Rough Sleeping...
The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) and Dublin City Council (DCC) confirmed today that the official spring count on rough sleeping identified a minimum of 138 persons sleeping rough across the...
View ArticleUPDATE ON LEVEL OF ACCESS TO HOMELESS SERVICES IN DUBLIN AND MOVE ON TO...
(Source: Dublin City Council) Including Official Figures from Spring 2016 Street Count on Rough Sleeping The Dublin Region Homeless Executive[1] (DRHE), today, Tuesday May 3rd released detail on the...
View Article17 new bus routes announced under €1bn Dublin traffic plan
Continuous bus corridors with segregated cycling facilities are to be introduced on 17 major bus routes in Dublin as part of a more than €1 billion upgrade of Dublin Bus. The National Transport...
View ArticleHomeless Families are Moving to Housing (Dublin City Council)
(Source: Dublin City Council) As first significant reduction is recorded. In August of this year, the net increase in families experiencing homelessness in Dublin fell to just five families. The Dublin...
View ArticleTributes paid to homeless man (50s) found dead on city street as separate...
An investigation has been launched after a young homeless mother-of-two took her own life in a hotel overnight. Independent.ie has learned that gardaí were called to the Leixlip House Hotel in Co...
View ArticleDublin Regional Housing Executive (DRHE) Response to #Ophelia
Dublin City Council, as the lead statutory authority in the Dublin Region is leading the response to ensure homeless persons at risk are sheltered for the duration of the storm. We have been working...
View ArticleDublin City Council’s Family Friendly Halloween Events
Dublin City Council and Local Communities all over the city have organised a ghoulish programme of family friendly events for all ages to enjoy this Halloween. Speaking about the Halloween events,...
View ArticleSoutheast Dublin ‘needs 3,300 houses a year until 2022’
Southeast Dublin needs to return to boom-style housing output to meet population forecasts over the next six years, according to a new report from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council. The Private and...
View ArticleWinners of the regional paint reuse programme announced.
28 community groups avail of free recycled paint in Eastern Midlands Waste Region waste prevention Competition This September, the Eastern Midlands Waste Region in association with the Rediscovery...
View Articletatement from Dublin Regional Homeless Executive following the tragic death...
The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE), on behalf of the four Dublin local authorities, would like to express its condolences to the family and friends of the man, who very sadly passed away on...
View ArticleCold Weather Strategy 2017 launched to cater for demand for homeless...
Dublin Region Homeless Executive confirms emergency accommodation expansion of 200+ new bed spaces in Dublin Official winter Rough Sleeping Count confirms 184 persons rough sleeping on the night of...
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