Belvedere College students attempted to 'walk in the shoes' of homeless people as they slept out in their back gardens
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‘Ban evictions’ – Peter McVerry
Peter McVerry wants the government to restore the complete ban on evictions that was in place during the first Covid-19 lockdown in the country
Read More »Budget funding to help homeless
The Peter McVerry Trust says recent budget proposals mark a significant programme of capital investment in key areas such as education, health and housing.
Read More »Getting creative around Covid
Eddie Cosgrove SJ is Director of the Ignatian Spirituality Project which offers retreats for homeless people. The project is flourishing despite the pandemic
Read More »Homelessness a ‘public health threat’ – McVerry
Peter McVerry SJ says a new public health crisis is looming following the surge in deaths recorded among the homeless community in July
Read More »If Peter were Taoiseach…
Prime Time Extra on RTE television invited Peter McVerry to tell the nation what he would do in his first 100 days if he were elected Taoiseach of the country
Read More »JCFJ critiques disastrous government response to homelessness
Fr Peter McVerry SJ and the JCFJ have expressed their deep criticism of the government's homelessness action plan, Rebuilding Ireland, on its third anniversary
Read More »Responding to false claims about homelessness
Kevin Hargaden of JCFJ responds to misleading statements of former Housing Agency chair, Conor Skehan
Read More »Helping the homeless: Belvedere Sleep-Out 2018
Belvedere students talk to Pat Coyle as they prepare to sleep out on the streets of Dublin from 22 to 24 December
Read More »A gift for the homeless
The Irish Jesuit Province have announced that three properties in the Gardiner Street Parish of Dublin’s north inner city will be converted to 16 apartments for the homeless
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