Homelessness has risen 9% this year
A record number of 17,885 people were in emergency accommodation last month, according to the Department of Housing. The number of adults in emergency accommodation now stands at 12,055, with 5,830 children in emergency accommodation. An increase of 358 people in July, including 171 children. Of the 7,304 single adults in emergency accommodation nationally, 4,881 […]
1 month ago
New Dublin apartment block to become Ireland’s tallest building
The Land Development Agency is to deliver 562 new homes next to Hueston Station. The Land Development Agency (LDA) has announced commencement of 562 new homes in a new partnership with Castlethorn, one of the country’s leading homebuilders. The homes are due to be built at Parkgate Street in Dublin, on a site formerly occupied […]
1 month ago
Tributes pour in for mum-of-two found dead in tent in Dublin city centre
The woman was found on Pearse Street. A woman was found dead in Dublin city centre on Friday afternoon (January 16). The woman, who was locally named as Natasha Smith and originally from Clondalkin, Dublin, was found on Pearse Street at around 12:30 p.m., according to Extra.ie Ms Smith, who was a mother of two […]
9 months ago
Gardaí launch witness appeal over ‘arson incident’ at former pub in Dublin
The Taoiseach and the Justice Minister have also issued statements about the fire. Gardaí have launched a witness appeal as part of their investigation into “an incident of criminal damage by fire” that occurred at a vacant Dublin pub in the early hours of Sunday morning (31 December). At around 1.55am, Garda officers responded to […]
3 years ago