INITIALLY dismissing the idea of reintroducing wolves to Ireland as ludicrous proposal from Green Party hippies, the Irish government is slowly coming round to the idea after an emergency cabinet meeting. “What do we know about wolves guys?” the Taoiseach said as he began a Power Point presentation in front of his ministers. “They have… Read more »
QUICKLY responding to a recent report which found there are now over 10,000 human beings homeless on the island of Ireland, members of the Fine Gael government have called on the army to tackle the problem head on. Blaming a mild Winter for the spiralling numbers, members of the government said that humane but urgent action is needed as herds of… Read more »
THE long-awaited arrival of the Irish summer has been welcomed across the country, not least by the nation’s rough-sleepers who finally have a dry footpath to sleep on after months of heavy rain. With temperatures set to soar into the high teens for the first time this year, local homeless man Declan told WWN that he… Read more »
JUST 24 hours after the publication of the latest report on the number of families in emergency accommodation, the government has announced it will allocate a prize for the fast approaching 10,000th person to be classed as officially homeless. With the figure for homeless adults at 6,052 and the number of homeless children at 3,755, the Taoiseach expects the… Read more »
THIS week’s Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has called on Ireland’s homeless community to huddle together ‘real tight’, ahead of exceptionally cold weather which is forecast for the next week. Speaking with his mouth, Mr. Murphy pointed out that hugging reduces the surface area of your body being exposed to the cold air, advising that the more homeless people that… Read more »
A GOVERNMENT think tank has found that a staggering number of homeless people are still surviving the cold winter weather, with the volume of people sleeping rough actually climbing, despite a record 8 reported deaths on Irish streets in the past two months. In a warning to Taoiseach Leo Varadkar, the think tank believed the previous approach to just doing nothing and letting… Read more »
DESPITE the news that a penthouse Dublin apartment has been sold for a whopping €6.5million, there’s another property in Ireland that has gone for a far greater price, as WWN Property found out today. Located in Cork city, the roadside spot has already gone for the ultimate price at least twice, with two members of the same… Read more »
A PLUCKY group of rough-sleepers are getting ready for this year’s 12 Kerbs Of Christmas, their now-traditional attempt to sleep on twelve different doorsteps, kerbs, alleys and benches around Dublin city centre between the 1st of December and Christmas Day itself. “This’ll be the fourth year we’ve tried it” smiled Ciaran, the 36-year-old Dublin native… Read more »
IT’S beginning to look a lot like Christmas; from window displays in shops, to antlers on cars, everyone is starting to decorate their surroundings to get into the festive spirit. And even if you’re living in emergency accommodation after losing your home in March, don’t think you’re going to get away with not putting up… Read more »
“Where’s the father, is what I want to know. All these young ones with three or four kids and no man to be seen, showing up in the newspapers and on the internets, sitting on the edge of a hotel bed looking all sad because they’re in this ’emergency accommodation’ because they have nowhere else… Read more »