# Homeless
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Last month
March 2024
Homelessness
Homelessness: Record 4,170 children in emergency accommodation last month
9,671 adults and 4,170 children were in emergency accommodation in February.
Updated
28 Mar
12.0k
Cold Weather
Emergency accommodation offered to homeless asylum seekers ends, despite freezing temperatures forecast
3 Mar
19.4k
This year
2024
Homeless figures
More than 4,000 children are now homeless according to latest Govt figures
23 Feb
4.0k
THE MORNING LEAD
Council responding as 'matter of urgency' to concerns over sex offenders placed in hostel
Some residents are understood to have said they felt threatened over the placements.
Eoghan Dalton
3 Feb
25.4k
Homelessness
13,318 people in emergency accommodation in December, a 13.5% increase on previous year
Updated
26 Jan
7.4k
40
Homelessness
Ten people experiencing homelessness died per month in 2020, new data shows
16 Jan
14.5k
31
Homeless
Homelessness: Children in emergency accommodation tops 4,000 for first time
Official figures show 9,409 adults and 4,105 children were in emergency accommodation in November.
The figures are an increase of 335 compared with October 2023.
Over 190 more children are now living in emergency accommodation.
The numbers have been labelled a stark beginning to the new year.
Updated
5 Jan
19.5k
147
Ringsend
'Someone could be killed': Fears grow as gardaĆ probe 'worrying trend' of arson attacks
No arrests have been made to date but a number of investigations are ongoing.
The Irish Network Against Racism has expressed concern that the issue will only be taken seriously if someone is badly injured or killed
There have been around 20 arson attacks, or attempted attacks, on properties earmarked to house international protection applicants
Multiple garda investigations into the Ringsend, Rosscahill and other arson attacks around the country are ongoing
4 Jan
31.0k
Last year
2023
Emergency Accommodation
Homelessness record broken again as 13,179 people in emergency accommodation in October
24 Nov 2023
19.3k
1
Homelessness
Record high number of children in emergency accommodation, September figures show
Updated
27 Oct 2023
14.8k
97
Homelessness
Almost three-quarters of homeless adults experienced 'contributory events' beforehand, study shows
18 Oct 2023
10.9k
13
Housing Crisis
Record high number of children in emergency accommodation, August figures show
29 Sep 2023
17.2k
113
Housing Crisis
Focus Ireland recorded 30% increase in service users last year as homelessness rose
27 Sep 2023
4.9k
33
Dublin Simon Community
Homeless charity reports 17% drop in people supported last year
20 Sep 2023
6.9k
12
Homelessness
Fourteen babies born in homeless charity Depaul's services last year
12 Sep 2023
9.1k
27
Homelessness
Homelessness record broken again as 12,847 people in emergency accommodation in July
Updated
25 Aug 2023
20.8k
69
Homelessness
Homelessness record broken again as 12,600 people in emergency accommodation in June
28 Jul 2023
8.1k
71
Refugees
Four unaccompanied minors among 1,400 refugees forced to sleep rough, report shows
12 Jun 2023
14.2k
52
Homelessness
Housing minister defends Govt approach after last week's record high homeless figures
29 May 2023
12.1k
44
Voices
Opinion: The US turned a blind eye as a culture of violence grew - we should not do the same
Dr Shana Cohen
18 May 2023
9.0k
29
Homelessness
Homelessness record broken again as 11,988 people in emergency accommodation in March
Updated
28 Apr 2023
16.7k
91
eviction ban
Extending eviction ban would reduce number of rental properties even more, says O'Brien
Updated
7 Mar 2023
22.8k
76
Homelessness
Homelessness record broken again as 11,754 people in emergency accommodation in January
24 Feb 2023
10.9k
29
rights of the child
UN rights committee 'seriously concerned' over children in Ireland experiencing homelessness
9 Feb 2023
3.2k
1
Homelessness
Homelessness record broken again as 11,632 people in emergency accommodation in December
Updated
27 Jan 2023
22.5k
47
Homelessness
47 people using or known to homeless services died in the Dublin area last year
23 Jan 2023
12.4k
18
All time
Waterford
Council's housing chief 'loath' to axe need for homeless to require local link for emergency beds
17 Dec 2022
14.1k
5
Cold Snap
Outreach groups 'doing all they can' so rough sleepers take up emergency accommodation
14 Dec 2022
9.3k
11
Court
40 year old pleads guilty to manslaughter of homeless man in tented village in Cork
25 Nov 2022
9.9k
Courts
Woman given community service for attacking a man that she wrongly believed was a rapist
2 Nov 2022
34.9k
record figures
Homelessness: Record high of 10,805 people in emergency accommodation last month
Updated
30 Sep 2022
20.2k
44
Housing Crisis
'Six years ago we were in a bank's mortgage ad - now we're couch surfing'
13 Sep 2022
71.3k
27
rough sleepers
Concerns raised for homeless population amid warnings of 'exceptionally' high temperatures next week
15 Jul 2022
14.5k
24
Housing Crisis
Explainer: Why are Ireland's homeless figures on the rise again?
19 Jun 2022
16.1k
27
Housing
'Cost is not an issue, it's availability': TD Violet-Anne Wynne on housing
8 Jun 2022
38.4k
46
Homelessness
Charities sound alarm as homeless figures reach 10,000 for first time since Covid lockdown
Updated
27 May 2022
26.8k
32
Homelessness
Number of people sleeping rough in Dublin down 27% on same time last year
19 Apr 2022
9.6k
8
Homelessness
Charities express dismay as over 9,000 people in emergency accommodation in January
25 Feb 2022
9.2k
11