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Mike Allen

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Director of Advocacy, Focus Ireland

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Mike Allen @mikeallen1.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Irish social housing law reforms could result in rise in rough sleeping, UN expert says www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
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Irish social housing law reforms could result in rise in rough sleeping, UN expert says
Special rapporteur’s intervention is welcomed by human rights and equality campaigners
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Focus Ireland @focusireland.ie · 31/07/2026
Focus Ireland chief executive Pat Dennigan said: “Today’s figures are deeply worrying and show once again that the homelessness crisis is not easing. www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
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Number of children living in emergency accommodation rises to 5,600
There has been 10 per cent increase in overall homeless figures over past 12 months
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Focus Ireland @focusireland.ie · 31/07/2026
Focus Ireland CEO Pat Dennigan said that today’s figures “show once again that the homelessness crisis is not easing”. “While the small fall in May was welcome, it did not continue in June. www.thejournal.ie/emergency-ac...
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Increase in number of adults and children in emergency accommodation, but below record high
While the overall figures are below the record high, a record number of children were accessing emergency accommodation last month.
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Mike Allen @mikeallen1.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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Kerry adventurer to run every Dublin street while sleeping rough for 30 days
Sean Clifford has run every mountain in Ireland and now takes on the challenge to help tackle the growing homelessness issue
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Focus Ireland @focusireland.ie · 31/07/2026
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Property firm told to stop demanding tenants disclose financial information on HAP forms
WRC orders landlord to pay €7,500 in compensation to man who challenged the practice
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Focus Ireland @focusireland.ie · 29/07/2026
All of us at Focus Ireland are deeply saddened by the death of Glen Hansard. These photographs were taken in 2016 when Glen visited our Temple Bar Coffee Shop and spent time with members of The High Hopes Choir, Focus Ireland’s choir for people affected by homelessness.
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Mike Allen @mikeallen1.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Focus Ireland’s recent report on spending on homelessness has many lessons about what has gone wrong and how can be fixed bit.ly/FoHExpend25
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What does the expenditure on homelessness tell us about the our approach to tackling homelessness? - Focus Ireland
What does the expenditure on homelessness tell us about the our approach to tackling homelessness? Focus Ireland - Despite its technical  title, the Focus on Homelessness report “Public Expenditure on...
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Mike Allen @mikeallen1.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Government proposals to limit the Tenant in Situ homeless prevention scheme will result in more people becoming homeless. Read my Focus Ireland blog on why the Minister should rethink his plans bit.ly/FIBlogTiS
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Minister should rethink proposal to remove 'no fault eviction' safety net - Focus Ireland
Minister should rethink proposal to remove 'no fault eviction' safety net Focus Ireland - Minister for Housing, James Browne, has proposed changes to the‘Tenant in situ’ scheme which, while he present...
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FEANTSA @feantsa.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
🔴 Last chance to submit your abstract for the 19th European Research Conference on Homelessness! The submission deadline is tomorrow, 15 March. 📃 Submit your abstract (max. 300 words) in English, including theoretical framing, research methods, and a short bio (max. 100 words). 🔗 bit.ly/4i3XDaL
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Mike Allen @mikeallen1.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
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Palestinian family sleeping in car 'feel hopeless'
A Palestinian family who fled the war in Gaza are sleeping in a car in Dublin after three council areas rejected their appeal for emergency homeless accommodation.
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Aodhán Ó Ríordáin MEP @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
As @labourpartyireland.bsky.social Party bring a Housing motion to the floor of the Dáil today, I featured in this RTÉ Morning Ireland piece about our efforts to tackle the housing crisis from the European Union.
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Mike Allen @mikeallen1.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
A great opportunity to join the highly regarded Focus Ireland policy team. Check out this job at Focus Ireland: Policy Officer, Advocacy, Dublin
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 23/01/2025
Michael D Higgins leads tributes to Michael Longley: ‘One of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced’
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Michael D Higgins leads tributes to Michael Longley: ‘One of the greatest poets that Ireland has ever produced’
President and fellow writers celebrate the legacy of one of Ireland’s finest poets
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FEANTSA @feantsa.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
‼️The full video is now out! FEANTSA, with the help of our members at Samusocial Belgium & their partners, produced a short documentary highlighting the urgent and growing issue of #homelessness among asylum seekers in Brussels. 🎬 You can watch it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAIG...
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FEANTSA Asylum Seekers and Homelessness in Brussels
YouTube video by FEANTSA
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Mike Allen @mikeallen1.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Bit of confusion in @HMcEntee @news.rte.ie morning ireland interview re PfG housing goal. PfG says “300k new homes by end of 2030”. That’s 6 yrs not ‘lifetime of this government’ - average 50k/yr. “Ramping up to 60,000 a yr” won’t deliver that from current 30/35k pipeline.
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Freek Spinnewijn @freekspinnewijn.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
For all those working on the EU Affordable Housing Plan: Housing demand is not housing need! Focusing on the first is likely to further the financialistion of housing... Focusing on the latter is likely to reduce housing exclusion...
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Suzy Byrne @suzybie.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Homeless fathers ‘not seen as fathers’ by services, pushing them farther from children - report www.irishtimes.com/ireland/soci...
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Homeless fathers ‘not seen as fathers’ by services, pushing them farther from children - report
Many men categorised as ‘single adults without dependents’ are fathers may or may not share custody of children
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Mike Allen @mikeallen1.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Delighted to have a guest post today in Dr Michael Byrne’s respected “The week in housing” blog. Have a look at the analysis of the homeless policies of the parties in the coalition talks bit.ly/coalitiontalks
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Solving homelessness & the coalition talks
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Mike Allen @mikeallen1.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
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Where do potential Coalition partners stand on homelessness? - Focus Ireland
Where do potential Coalition partners stand on homelessness? Focus Ireland - Housing and homelessness was the most important issue for most people in last Friday’s general election, according to Irish...
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Mike Allen @mikeallen1.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Homeless at Christmas: Family and rough sleepers share struggles
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Mike Allen @mikeallen1.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Heading out to @rteprimetime.bsky.social now to respond to an important report by Oona Smyth telling the stories of people facing homelessness this Christmas. As the parties negotiate a new Government programme, we are at a crossroads.
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Mike Allen @mikeallen1.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
‘Despite having a roof over my head I still don’t feel safe’ www.irishtimes.com/ireland/hous...
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