There were record numbers of rough sleepers on the city’s streets this Summer, fresh figures from a local homeless charity confirm. Some 85 rough sleepers were...
The national housing charity prevented more than 1,000 people – including over 400 children – from becoming homeless in the West last year. New figures from...
The annual cost to Galway County Council of dealing with homelessness is becoming “unsustainable”, according to the local authority’s moneyman. Ger Mullarkey, head of finance, was...
A resource centre in Ballinasloe prevented more than 50 households from becoming homeless last year. Galway Simon Community said its Ballinasloe service worked with some 177...
There are currently around 26 people sleeping rough on the streets of Galway City, according to the local authority. A number of councillors raised concerns at...
Around half-a-dozen more people have been forced to sleep on the streets over the past fortnight, because they do not meet Galway City Council criteria for...
Galway’s homeless crisis landed literally on Galway City Council’s doorstep this week when a man set up camp at their College Road offices. The man, who...
A local councillor has accused Galway City Council of giving preferential treatment to ex-convicts by housing them on their release from prison. The Council has confirmed...
