‘Absolutely appalling’ – Brother Kevin Crowley hits out at government on homeless crisis
“Please, please do something for the unfortunate children. I don’t want to see anybody lying or dying on the streets coming up to Christmas.” Brother Kevin Crowley, founder of the Capuchin Day Centre, has criticised the government’s failure to provide accommodation as the homeless crisis continues to spiral out of control. Recalling when the centre […]
7 years ago
Number of homeless children in Ireland soars to record high of 3,800
Several years in and the crisis is still worsening.
7 years ago
Number of homeless children in Ireland has trebled in three years
The number of children homeless in Ireland has trebled in three years. A record total of 9,872 people are now homeless across the country with new figures from the Department of Housing revealing that 3,824 of these are children (in 1,754 families). In June 2015 there were 1,318 children homeless and living in emergency accommodation. Focus […]
8 years ago