Witness appeal - Fatal stabbing incident in Dublin 8 on the 1/11/15 (Ireland...
(Source: Ireland National Police Service) 02/11/2015 Gardaí at Kevin Street investigating the murder of Lorcan O'Reilly, are appealing for witnesses. Lorcan O'Reilly, 21 years, was fatally stabbed at...
View ArticleNorwich Sunblinds to take part in Sleep out Norwich (Norfolk Chamber of...
(Source: Norfolk Chamber of Commerce & Industry) Winter - the time for drawing the curtains and snuggling up by the fire - or is it? For some young people there will be no curtains, and certainly...
View ArticleFamily claims PSNI collusion in 1994 Dublin pub murder
The family of a man killed by the Ulster Volunteer Force in Dublin more than 20 years ago is to sue the Police Service of Northern Ireland, alleging RUC collusion with the killers. Martin Doherty died...
View ArticleCouncil goes into partnership to help people in Stock building (Manchester...
(Source: Manchester City Council) The council has gone into partnership with Gary Neville and the social housing provider Riverside Care and Support to provide services for homeless people living in...
View ArticleClean clothes - help for homeless (NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet)
(Source: NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet) Clean clothes are coming to people who are homeless in Sydney through a new mobile laundry service launched by the NSW Government. NSW Premier Mike Baird...
View ArticleModular housing: A modern solution to a growing homeless problem in Dublin
Something dramatic may be happening in the area of housing. Or then again, it may not. Vested interests are concerned that the use of modular housing by local authorities in response to a rising level...
View ArticleSCHUMER: WITH FRIGID WINTER TEMPERATURES FAST APPROACHING, MORE THAN 170 LONG...
(Source: Charles E Schumer) 11.09.15 Sweeping Legislation Will Encourage Landlords To Rent To Veterans, Provide Grants To Organizations that Support Formerly Homeless Veterans, Expand The Definition Of...
View ArticleChief Constable Opening Comments at British Irish Parliamentary Assembly...
(Source: PSNI - Police Service of Northern Ireland) 16 Nov 2015 Chairs, Committee Members It is an honour to be with you today alongside my colleagues the Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan, Garda...
View Article#IrishWater Wave of Political Policing Hits courts
Revolution News 0 SHARES FacebookTwitter In a country of just 4 million, hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets in their capital and in their hometowns time and time again demanding...
View ArticleNama to finance €87m office building in Dublin
Nama is to finance an €87 million Grade A office development on the North Wall Quay in the Dublin docklands. The site previously formed part of the development lands held by the now defunct Treasury...
View ArticleThe buck doesn't stop with Giggs and Neville - homelessness is complex
Thanks to the footballers’ generosity a hotel has become an unlikely winter shelter, but the squatters need much more than a roof over their heads...
View Article€10m required for off-street Dublin bike parking - report
Some €10 million needs to be spent to provide high density, secure bicycle parking in Dublin city centre, according to a report commissioned by the National Transport Authority and Dublin City Council....
View ArticleSerious concerns over modular sites must be addressed - Ellis (Sinn Féin)
(Source: Sinn Féin) 29 October, 2015 - by Dessie Ellis TD Sinn Féin Housing Spokesperson Dessie Ellis TD has said today that new detailed proposals for modular unit sites to tackle homelessness in...
View ArticleMinister Flanagan updates Dáil on Political Talks in Stormont (Department of...
(Source: Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland) 3/11/15 The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Charlie Flanagan TD, has addressed the Dáil on the current situation in Northern...
View ArticleModular houses may not be in place for Christmas
Dublin City Council has said it does not know if plans to provide 22 modular houses for homeless families by Christmas will be feasible. Senior officials were on Thursday night briefing councillors on...
View ArticleLord Mayor of Dublin’s Coach travels to London (Dublin City Council)
(Source: Dublin City Council) On Saturday 14th November, Dublin's Lord Mayor's Coach will join over 7,000 participants and hundreds of other coaches, carriages, carts and other vehicles in the 800th...
View ArticleFive possible modular housing sites selected in Dublin
Dublin City Council has selected five possible sites to house the country's first modular homes. RTÉ News has learned that 22 are to be delivered by the end of the year with...
View ArticleIt’s okay to use the P word for modular housing
The ruse that so-called modular housing is temporary or “emergency” accommodation was well and truly exposed by a Dublin City Council report to elected members on Thursday. The report jointly drafted...
View ArticleA New Deal for tenants & greater supports for families facing homelessness...
(Source: Irish Labour Party) 10 November 2015 Statement by Alan Kelly TD Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Minister for Environment and Local Government Rent Certainty Proposals and Increased Housing...
View ArticleGovt announces two year rent freeze to tackle housing crisis
Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Kelly has today announced a series of major reforms to the private rental sector in Ireland to provide rent certainty for both tenants...
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