Inspectors found mould in bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and sitting rooms, along with leaking taps, damaged flooring and broken windows.

Tipperary has seen a huge jump in the number of adults in emergency accommodation overtaking Waterford by quite a bit

Over the 12 months since June 2025, the data reveals an increase of 1,567 (9.8 per cent) in emergency accommodation.

In May, 76 families were in homelessness in the South East including 112 children

Minister James Browne said housing output is not meeting demand, and the speed of population growth is adding to the crisis

Compared to the month prior, that is an increase of 31 people in emergency accommodation and a 13 per cent rise on last year. 

Claire Phale had lunch with Clooney after winning a prize draw with Itison in support of Scottish homelessness charity Social Bite.

Labour leader Ivana Bacik said far too many people are suffering the trauma of losing their home as a ‘direct result’ of Government policy.

While last months figures are positive, it may be a few more months before we can see progress made

The number of people using emergency accommodation rose to 17,517 in the last full week of March.

The total number of people using emergency accommodation is made up of 11,946 adults and 5,571 children, both at record levels.

In February 112 adults were in emergency accommodation in Waterford compared to 111 in January and 109 in December

The Taoiseach said the government's measures 'are balanced', and 'must be seen in the context of other measures that we have taken'.

The number of people accessing emergency homeless accommodation has reached a new high.

Councillor Joe O'Riordan made his comments at the March sitting of Dungarvan-Lismore District Council

But Labour housing spokesman Conor Sheehan said the 9,089 figure was ‘beneath the target’ set by the government.

Homeless figures have surpassed 17,000 for the first time, with the number in emergency accommodation last month reaching a total of 17,112.

The NWC is calling for stronger legal protections that would allow women and children in abusive situations to remain safely in the family home, and for perpetrators to be removed instead.

Dublin Simon Community said its facility could be an international ‘gamechanger’ on how to help people who are homeless.

Dublin Simon Community’s centre at Usher’s Island has a capacity of 100 beds but currently has funding to operate 75 of them.

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage have published the December homelessness report, completing the year

The number of people accessing emergency accommodation has been increasing steadily for years and the monthly figures published by the Department of Housing have become an example of the scale of the housing crisis.

Councillor Joe O'Riordan said at the January district council meeting that it is very hard to help people facing homelessness

The council is appealing to the public to contact the Homeless Services Team if they know of anyone sleeping rough

A yellow weather warning is in place as temperatures could drop as low as -3 this Monday

There were less adults recorded in local authority emergency accommodation in November compared to October but 2025 is still set to be a record year

The event, in its 15th year, saw hundreds sing along to musicians on Christmas Eve

Families in emergency accommodation have increased by 131.6 per cent since 2021 and 629.1 per cent since 2014, with 1,626 families recorded in June 2025.

Fiosrú’s latest report reveals 21 deaths and 21 serious injuries referred to the Gardaí watchdog in 2024, with mental health, alcohol and drugs factors.

There was a very small reduction on Septembers number but this suggests a returning point rather than progress

The number of people using emergency accommodation rose to 16,755 in October, 5,274 of whom were children.

The six-page document – which the Department of Housing only released following an appeal under FOI laws – said that single adults exiting international protection accommodation were now the “main reason” for new presentations for emergency housing in Dublin.

McAleese told of her personal experience of being homeless when her family was 'shot out' of their home in Belfast.

Mr Browne said the plan was about ‘activating supply, but also supporting people’.

The minister was speaking to the press after the official opening of the An Garrán housing development in Tramore

Between July to September 2025, 2,160 households that contacted the charity were at risk of homelessness, a 22.8 per cent rise from the same period last year

New figures for September published by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage show 121 people in Waterford in emergency accommodation

The article she was nominated for was titled ‘The Waterford families sleeping on the streets just to stay together'

Figures released on Friday by the Department for Housing show that while men still account for the majority of homeless adults, the gap is narrowing

Organisations are disappointed that there are no measures in place for the homeless in Budget 2026

The annual Shine A Light sleep-out fundraiser, which takes place this Friday, October 10th, will see individuals, businesses and community groups spending a night out under the stars in support of those experiencing homelessness

The Monthly Homelessness report showed 119 people in local authority emergency accommodation in August

Minister James Browne, announced €50 million in funding for the eight local authorities with the highest figures