This morning.
Bow Street, Dublin 7.
The Capuchin Friary and homeless day centre.
Open until 3pm for free sandwiches, soup and contemplation.
Tag Archives: Homeless
This afternoon.
Grangegorman, Dublin 7.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (right) and Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, Eoghan Murphy (second left) visit the HSE Dublin Covid 19 ‘response hub’, equipped with the latest Dell laptop.
The hub is coordinating the response to Covid-19 for the ‘homeless population’ across the of Dublin Regional Homeless Executive Area.
Casual Wednesday obviously.
Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland
Update:
Outside the hub.
The ‘circle of trust’.
Photocall Ireland
Meanwhile…
— Sands (@saoirse161616) April 22, 2020
Ah here.
How Many?
at
At a protest against the homeless and housing crisis on Dublin’s O’Connell Street last November
Over 1000 additional beds for homeless accommodation created in Dublin since start of Covid 19 crisis according to city council #rtenews
— John_Kilraine (@John_Kilraine) April 16, 2020
Meanwhile…
We have heard about extra beds and self isolation units however it isnt happening quickly enough. Many privately operated units without proper trained staff or proper meals.
Also 25 rough sleepers is incorrect, our teams assisting 90-100 people a night.https://t.co/FCNyGXvHz2
— ICHHDUBLIN (@ICHHDUBLIN) April 16, 2020
Over 1,000 more beds created for emergency accommodation – DCC (RTÉ)
This afternoon.
Peter McVerry Trust tweetz:
Art packs we’ve put together for children and teenagers in our Family Hubs.
Art is one of the ways we’re trying to create a positive atmosphere for families in our services during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Please consider supporting our emergency response.
This afternoon.
Inner City Helping Homeless tweetz:
Thank you so much to Marilena Anghel [of Hope Creations] for her really kind donation of single-use soaps that she made and posted down to us from Cavan.
We really appreciate your kindness and support.
In fairness.
This afternoon.
The Mobile Homeless Run is a group of volunteers helping the homeless in Dublin. Every Wednesday at 7.30pm outside Dunnes on Grafton Street, Dublin 2 thye hand out food, drinks, treats, clothes and toiletries to those in need.
Jonny O’Malley writes:
With issues relating to Covid 19 the Homeless Mobile Run Dublin are looking to raise €1,000 by running a raffle online…
….this will help them keep their services up and running over the next few weeks protecting our homeless community from the cold and also this virus.
The Prize for this raffle is a €100 One4All voucher, we also have some hampers plus tattoo and beauticians vouchers to give away too …thank you for your support!
Musician and singer Bob Glynn
Alexis Cronin (brother of the ‘sheet‘s Olga), writez:
My wife [Evanna Lyons] and I were out for a few drinks in Dublin city last week when we came across Bob Glynn.
He’s a musician who was busking and who has truly amazing vocals.
He got chatting to us as Evanna and I enjoyed his session so much. In the end, we had a pint together and he told us he gives away the money he gets from busking to homeless people in Dublin and buys pastries for heroin addicts.
He was such a genuine guy and a refreshing story for Broadsheet in the midst of Corona-gate.
He also gave me the idea to make a guitar out of recycled plastic. I am hoping to have it ready for him by end of this month.
Mmf.
Previously: Plastic Soul
City Council Bus Homelsss out of Dublin!!!
DCC are bussing people from Ellis Quay every night & transporting them back each morning, whilst they claim beds are empty in the city!!
Why is this being done? who made the decision? Seems that “certain homeless” are sent there. pic.twitter.com/PETB7qCq1W
— Cllr. Anthony Flynn (@AnthonyICHH) February 27, 2020
To Kildare apparently.
More as we get it.
Nova ‘jocks’, from left: Brent Pope, Lucy Kennedy, Ruth Scott and Colm Hayes
Dig deep, folks.
Tomorrow and Saturday, Radio Novais hosting its annual Help the Homeless Radiothon with the station dedicating its schedules over two full days to raise funds for the homeless.
Now in its fifth year, the charity drive is in association with Focus Ireland and listeners are encouraged to donate what they can for a good cause.
Over the weekend, all manner of celebrities from the worlds of entertainment, sport, music and politics will drop in to the studio.
Volunteers will be on hand in the station’s Docklands HQ to take calls from listeners all through Friday and Saturday.
Nick says: Don’t touch that dial!
Thanks Barry Hartigan
Pygmalion on South William St, Dublin 2 have chosen Peter McVerry Trust as their charity partner for 2020, with customers encouraged to donate upon entry to Pyg’s club nights each weekend. Entry for all Pygmalion events will be free of charge for the entire year.
“We want to help people on the margins of society here in Dublin and throughout Ireland.
Peter McVerry trust is committed to working in close cooperation and partnership with statutory agencies and other organisations in the field of homelessness
Entry is completely free for all our events in 2020 including those with international guests, donations are completely at the discretion of our clientele, please remember that a little can go a long way.”
Pygmalion booker Colin Perkins
Dublin nightclub drops entry fee and asks for charity donation instead (Una Mulally, Irish Times)
Thanks Colin