Tag: homelessness
Shame of Galway City Council’s boarded-up houses
Galway City Tribune - It’s a tale of two cities . . . hundreds of homeless people are housed in emergency accommodation at a...
More than a dozen people living in tents in Eyre Square
Galway City Tribune - More than a dozen homeless people are living in tents and in sleeping bags under trees in Kennedy Park in...
Galway’s homeless stats are ‘just the tip of the iceberg’
Official Government figures for homelessness have come under fire from local charity COPE Galway, which has branded them “inaccurate” as they fail to include...
Call to CPO ‘empty nests’ to help house Galway homeless
Galway City Tribune - Residential properties lying vacant for more than one year must be subjected to a tax and compulsory purchase order (CPO)...
Homeless numbers in Galway at a new high, say charities
Galway City Tribune - Galway’s homelessness crisis continues to spiral with new official figures confirming the numbers of people accessing emergency accommodation has reached...
Councillor claims homeless figures skewedby inclusion of Travellers
Families waiting more than 10 years for a local authority home in Galway are being passed over because of a short-sighted Government policy, the...