MUSICIANS, bands, communities and schools across Ireland are urged to Make Some Noise on May 1 to help end homelessness. Musicians and performers across the country are encouraged to organise their ...

The Big Busk for Focus Ireland, supported by Irish radio station Today FM, is taking place across Ireland this Friday, April 12. Now in its third year, The Big Busk for Focus Ireland, in partnership ...

A woman who fell into homelessness has described how she “didn’t want to live, at one point”. Marie Farrell (46), originally from Kildare and now living in Dublin, said she became homeless three years ...

Fundraising income for Focus Ireland, one of Ireland’s leading homelessness charities, jumped over 30% last year, according to their latest accounts. Total fundraising rose from €7.4 million in 2015 ...

Sophie* (11) remembers the day her family lost their Dublin home. She recalls feeling sad at leaving friends she had played with “all the time”. “We were outside playing on my scooter while my mam was ...

The funeral of Focus Ireland founder Sr Stanislaus Kennedy will be held in Dublin this afternoon. The funeral mass will be held in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Donnybrook at 1pm. Fr Richard ...

Social campaigner and Focus Ireland founder Sister Stanislaus Kennedy has died at the age of 86. The 86-year-old, who was known as Sr Stan, passed away at St Francis Hospice, Blanchardstown, on Monday ...