Best known for his roles in the iconic film The Commitments and Academy Award winning musical Once, Glen Hansard yesterday took to the stage in the GMB’s Debating Chamber yesterday as he was awarded the Phil’s Gold Medal of Honorary …
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A place they call home
Dermot O’Riordain details his experience volunteering full-time with the Simon Community Rough Sleeper team in Dublin
“Everything he owned was there and burned with it. He watched, helpless, as it burned, and all he could hear was the teenagers laughing.”
A couple of weeks ago, one of our clients had his tent set on fire by …
Homeless in the capital
Sam Cox joins the Trinity VDP Society as they carry out a soup run in Dublin city centre
Life on the streets of Dublin can be both emotionally and physically trying. Two weeks ago, the Trinity volunteers of Vincent De Paul broke up an impromptu fight between two homeless people in Temple Bar. As they sat with the …
Sleeping rough is tough, one night showed me that
Majella Mc Pharland recounts her experience of the TCDSU organised sleepout, reminding us that this issue is far from resolved
Last Thursday night I was one of the participants in the inaugural sleep out in aid of the Peter McVerry Trust, which was organised by the TCDSU and FLAC. The Peter McVerry Trust works with homeless people and those at …
Peter McVerry: To be homeless today is to face into a nightmare
After recently receiving an honorary degree from Trinity, Peter McVerry reflects on his experiences fighting homelessness and calls for greater student engagement.
Father Peter McVerry was born in Belfast and grew up in Newry, County Down. After being educated at Clongowes Wood College and UCD he studied to become a priest and was ordained in 1975. During these years he came face …
Over-reliance on private sector a mistake – Phil panel on homelessness
The Phil, in association with the Bram Stoker Club, yesterday hosted their first panel discussion of the year, on the topic of tackling homelessness. The panel comprised of three guest speakers: Conor Hickey, the first lay director of Crosscare, the …
Trinity students launch new project to tackle homelessness in Dublin
A new student-led project, Change for Change, aims to “empower four homeless individuals, by finding accommodation and assisting them in becoming financially independent and securing stable employment within the next year,” its team leader, Fiona Mullally, told Trinity News this …
Challenging misconceptions about homelessness
Some of you may be aware of the man with a cat who can be seen near the Berkeley library. His name is John McLean. The cat is called Trinny because he is Trinity College’s mascot but John says “he …
‘Put them where we can’t see them’
Recent objections to the opening of a new homeless shelter on Fitzwilliam Street Lower are a damning indictment of Dublin business.
It seemed that we had finally come to terms with the fact that there is a homeless crisis in Dublin. We recognised its existence, and authorities had finally begun to deal with it. People showed their support by donating to …
The people in the street
On Saturday night last, the Dublin Food Co-Op played host to an event which transformed the familiar warehouse of stalls and vendors into a Christmas jamboree with a purpose. The Yule Ball was held to support the Dublin Simon Community …