Another Year, Another Record High of Homelessness – Focus Ireland Urges Government to Reform Housing Policy

The Department of Housing reports that 11,397 people are currently living in emergency accommodation, and 3,480 of these are children, a record high. Focus Ireland has urged the government to intervene by effectively allocating housing to the most vulnerable. Focus Ireland calls for government action regarding emergency accommodation.Photograph: https://www.focusireland.ie/ Emergency accommodation is official housing for... Continue Reading →

December 9, 2022 1

Budget 2022 Neglects Promises of Support for Victims of Domestic Abuse

Many commitments were made by government to remedy the epidemic of domestic violence in Ireland, however, Budget 2022’s has left many feeling that it is not one of its priorities. Credit: Photograph provided by Safe Ireland While domestic violence has always been an issue the public has been aware of, the Covid-19 pandemic has put... Continue Reading →

November 26, 2021 0

Cause For Concern: Deficiencies Identified in The White Paper to End Direct Provision

The White Paper to End Direct Provision was drafted in the hopes of removing the blemish of Direct Provision. However, flaws in the roadmap to a system that promises equality and dignity concerns representatives of asylum Seekers. Figure 1: A demonstration held by MASI; Photograph: Provided by MASI “We haven’t seen anything being done …... Continue Reading →

November 22, 2021 0

Our Liberties in Lockdown

Caption: Peaceful assembly of organised by the Irish Council of Civil Liberties, taken from https://www.iccl.ie/about/ Ireland’s leading human rights organisation, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) report has identified concerning infringements in basic human rights by the government’s emergency response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The ICCL published a report, titled “Human Rights in a... Continue Reading →

November 19, 2021 0

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