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Ballinrobe not suitable for volume of homeless

OTHERS AREAS NOT TAKING THEIR SHARE Fianna FΡil councillor, Damien Ryan. Anton McNulty BALLINROBE has become a ‘dumping ground’ for homeless people in recent months and is turning the town into a shanty town, according to a local councillor. The ...

26 Oct 2022 at 12:07

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Mayo homelessness up 560 percent in less than four years

Ger Flanagan MAYO saw the largest jump in the number of homeless people across the Western region with a huge 560 percent increase from March 2016 to August 2019. Tom Gilligan, Director of Services for Mayo County Council, made the stark ...

03 Dec 2019 at 16:01

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Senators ‘must have necks of rubber’

Edwin McGreal A Mayo county councillor has lashed out at members of the Oireachtas sending him Christmas cards. Cllr Christy Hyland (Ind) was speaking at Mayo County Council’s Housing Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) December meeting. ...

31 Dec 2019 at 11:10

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So much more than a roof

Second Reading Fr Kevin Hegarty PΡdraic Colum’s poem ‘An Old Woman of the Roads’ was once a staple of our national school text books. Set in 19th-century rural Ireland, its depiction of the old woman’s desire for the warmth and ...

26 Nov 2019 at 13:48

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Christian values, Capuchins and Christmas lists

Second Reading Fr Kevin Hegarty The 16th-century Spanish mystic St John of the Cross once said that in the evening of our lives we will be judged on love alone. The 20th-century English poet Philip Larkin echoed these words ...

06 Dec 2017 at 12:17

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‘Nothing is being done’

MINISTER CAN NO LONGER TURN A BLIND EYE Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh, Sinn Féin. Calls for action as 62 in Mayo emergency accommodation – and more on streets Oisín McGovern SIXTY-TWO homeless people are currently in emergency ...

31 Aug 2022 at 13:54

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From dark days light came shining

PASSIONATE Padraic Rocliffe is the man behind Shine a Light, which works to help homeless people and raise awareness. Westport man dedicates life to helping the homeless after near-death experience Interview LúcΡs Treacy ...

29 Jan 2019 at 13:01

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OPINION: Homelessness in the west deeply concerning

AS the number of people in emergency accommodation across Galway, Mayo and Roscommon continues to rise, reaching near record levels at the end of September, the Simon Community fears the situation will continue to get ...

09 Nov 2023 at 12:30

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Council will not refer homeless people to garda stations – Kelly

THE Chief Executive of Mayo County Council has said that it is not council policy to refer people to garda stations when there is no emergency accommodation available. Mr Kevin Kelly was responding to Independent ...

25 Sept 2023 at 14:22

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Charity helped 39 people move on from Ballyhaunis DP centre

‘WE ARE HAPPY NOW’ Sibusiso Lowrene, who was helped as part of a new initiative run by Depaul in collaboration with the Government. Accommodation sourced for 13 adults and 26 children who were granted legal ...

10 Mar 2020 at 12:47

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But by the grace of God

EMPATHY NOT SNOBBERY Homeless people with addiction issues should be surrounded by support and empathy, not stigma and superior attitudes. An Cailín Rua Anne-Marie Flynn Readers of the Irish Times over the ...

13 Oct 2022 at 10:35

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'This is a national scandal': Almost 5,000 children are homeless in Ireland, figures reveal

There are almost 5,000 homeless children in Ireland, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Housing. Homelessness has also reached another record high, with the data showing 15,747 ...

28 Jun 2025 at 10:59

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