Focus Ireland launches 2023 Christmas Appeal as 3,991 children without a home
Focus Ireland has launched its 2023 Christmas Appeal to support the vital homelessness services it provides across Ireland. Focus Ireland’s life-saving services and housing solutions provide necessary relief to the rising homelessness figures in Ireland. The organisation is once again calling for public donations that will help children and families who are currently without a […]
2 years ago
Irish mothers share their heartbreaking experiences with homelessness in Dublin
Brought to you by Focus Ireland These stories are so important… For those of us who’ve always been fortunate enough to have a place to call home, it’s easy to take having a roof over our heads for granted. But for over 3,500 children in Ireland currently experiencing homelessness and relying on homeless emergency accommodation, […]
3 years ago
An Irish mother has shared her family’s experience of being homeless at Christmas time
Brought to you by Focus Ireland “I’ve experienced a lot in my life, and this situation left me close to breaking point.” While there’s no denying that it’s been a tough year for many people, most of us have a lot to be grateful for this Christmas. Despite the challenges we’re facing, at least so […]
3 years ago
Get moving this April and raise funds for a good cause with Focus Ireland’s virtual marathon
Brought to you by Focus Ireland Keeping active has been our saving grace during lockdown. Pencilling in a walk or a jog in the fresh air is one of the only things that passes the time these days and we’ve all undertaken our fair share of fitness challenges over the last year. And that doesn’t […]
5 years ago
This lady’s moving story really shows how homelessness affects Irish children
Brought to you by Focus Ireland “The kids found it especially hard. My daughter cried every night saying she wanted to go home.” Our lives have been changed by the pandemic, that’s an indisputable fact. Everything we took for granted has gone. Socialising with friends, meeting with family, travel, sport, eating out… the list goes […]
5 years ago
WATCH: This powerful new Irish ad really puts everything into perspective
Brought to you by Focus Ireland “Mammy, when can we go back to our own house?” The world as we know it has changed over the past year or and there’s no getting away from that. Ever since the Covid-19 pandemic arrived, we’ve had to adapt to the new normal of seemingly never-ending restrictions in […]
5 years ago