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

According to figures published by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB), there were 15,826 notices to quit, or notices of termination (NoTs), issued by landlords to renters across the country between Q1 and Q3 of this year, 1,706 of which were in Cork.

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.

This figure includes two families who will be doing so for their fourth Christmas in a row, or more.

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.

The latest Focus on Homelessness report for the South West (Cork and Kerry) reveals a troubling rise in family and child homelessness, alongside soaring expenditure on emergency accommodation. 

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’.

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

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

The shelter is working ‘flat out’ to meet the highest demand for its services in its 55-year history, but has still managed to clear its financial deficit, says Amy Campbell

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

More than 5,000 children in Ireland have no home, says Cian Dalton, Community Fundraising Officer, Focus Ireland (Cork) - and the Shine A Light Sleep Out event next month will help highlight this. 

The number of homeless adults in Cork rose by 24% in the past year, the biggest year-on-year increase in the last five years.

A motion co-signed by Sinn Féin’s Michelle Gould, the Green Party’s Dan Boyle, Social Democrats’ Niamh O’Connor, and People Before Profit-Solidarity’s Brian McCarthy was discussed at this week’s council meeting by members of their parties as well as the three Labour councillors and the Workers’ Party’s Ted Tynan.

Focus Ireland chief executive Pat Dennigan said people need ‘bold action, not broken promises’.

Threshold has said there must be ‘robust’ safeguards and standards underpinning any new exemptions.

It is the first time the number of homeless children has surpassed 5,000.

Focus Ireland is calling on Irish businesses to join the Shine A Light Sleep Out on Friday October 10.

A spokesperson for Fáilte Ireland provided figures collated from open-source data which has been ‘scraped’ from four of the largest booking platforms operating in Ireland: Airbnb, Booking.com, Tripadvisor, and VRBO.

James Mahon gave Antoinette Foley a fiver one day in late 2021, sparking a deep friendship – and a photography project.

Department of Housing figures published on Friday showed the number of people using emergency accommodation rose to 15,915 last month.

There were 101 families, with 209 children, in emergency accommodation in the South West, made up of Cork and Kerry, in June, latest Government data has shown.

Opposition parties came out on Friday afternoon to criticise the government’s record on homelessness.

The quarterly report shows that just 32 properties were available to rent within the HAP scheme.

In 2025 so far, there have been 149 families with 292 children placed in emergency accommodation in total.

Mr Ó Broin made the comments as it was confirmed that homeless figures have once again risen to record levels, with 15,747 people now in emergency accommodation

Homelessness has reached another record high with the data showing 15,747 people now in emergency accommodation.

Jennifer Marley, 88, has just weeks to find a home as calls grow for urgent action from Cork County Council

The Oireachtas Committee on Housing was told that families and children are ‘sinking’ in homelessness.

Three major housing proposals, including the extension of rent controls nationwide, were approved by Cabinet.

Minister James Browne is to propose former HSE chief Paul Reid as the chairman of the new State planning authority.

Here, we have a look at the issues likely to dominate political discourse in the week to come

“When they told me I had got the apartment I broke down in tears, but all I can say is, if you hang tough, good things do happen,” Cook said.

The April figures show that 650 people were in emergency accommodation in Cork, the seventh record high in a row.

The April figures, released by the government on Friday, mark yet another new record high; up from 641 in March, 633 in February and 611 in January.

The latest data shows that 10,805 adults and 4,775 children were accessing emergency accommodation during the last full week of April.

A Health Research Board (HRB) report shows that, nationally, there were 128 deaths among people known to be homeless at the time of death in 2021 — with over 10% of these occurring in Cork.

Some 252 households were safeguarded from homelessness in Cork between the start of January and end of March, 109 in the city and 143 in the county.

Fine Gael TD for Cork North Central and former minister of state Colm Burke raised the centre in the Dáil earlier this month, saying that the HSE, Cork City Council, and the departments of housing and health met at the end of 2024 to discuss opening a day centre for homeless people in the city centre.

Paul Sheehan, the head of campaigns and communications at Cork Simon, told The Echo these latest figures represent “another record monthly high”.

There were 18 more adults and 22 more children homeless in March than in February, according to official figures.

A suitable site has been secured, but refurbishment is required.

In February, there were 99 families living in emergency accommodation in the Cork and Kerry region, among them 212 children.

The latest figures show that of those living in emergency accommodation in February, a total of 4,653 were children.

Only five per cent of total spending was spent on prevention measures.

Some councillors have claimed this is because properties offered were unsuitable.

Nationally, homelessness figures also hit a record high, with 15,286 people homeless at the end of January — 4,603 of them children.