Consultations for the RIAI Simon Open Door Campaign start today 🙌
For €125 you can get 1-to-1 advice from a registered architect on your home 🏡
Every euro raised directly supports people affected by homelessness.
Book your spot to make a real difference 💛
www.riaisimonopendoor.ie
Don't miss out on your chance to book in for a consultation with a Registered Architect! 🏘️
Our RIAI Simon Open Door campaign starts next week, with consultations taking place nationwide from the 13th - 19th April.
Book in for your consultation today
👉 www.riaisimonopendoor.ie
Simon Communities of Ireland are calling for a radical shift from emergency responses to prevention. We need to look beyond the numbers and confront the human reality they represent. Cross-departmental collaboration and resourcing is the only way to prevent homelessness.
We have reached a point were the homeless figures have become a predictable, monthly data release, a near-constant presence in the headlines, an issue that is somehow both urgent and strangely routine. As a nation, this is not something we should be proud of.
The latest figures show that 17,308 people were living in emergency accommodation in February 2026. A staggering increase of 1,930 since February last year.
The consistent monthly trend of the increase in these figures begs the question: Has homelessness become normalised?
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Thank you to the Grey Matters podcast team for featuring our Executive Director, Ber Grogan, on their latest episode!
Tune in as Terry and Ber discuss why Ireland’s over 65s are one of the fastest growing cohorts of people entering emergency accommodation.
open.spotify.com/episode/61F6...
Didn't make our latest Simon Talks webinar on Usher's Island with Naomi Nicholson?
The full webinar on Dublin Simon's new facility has been uploaded to our YouTube channel 👇
youtu.be/X8LkacV0Vds
This piece of legislation will support rehabilitation and make a real difference to many people supported by Simon Community services across the country.
Once enacted, this Bill will widen the range of minor convictions that can become spent, or removed from an individual's record, after a period of time without reoffending. It will also ensure that rehabilitation periods are proportionate to the offense.
Simon Communities of Ireland warmly welcomes the progression of the long-awaited and overdue Spent Convictions Bill.
We are grateful to Senator Lynn Ruane for championing this issue for so many years and to Minister Jim O'Callaghan.
www.oireachtas.ie/en/bills/bil...
Join us for our upcoming #SimonTalks webinar on Usher's Island, Dublin Simon Community's low threshold health & addiction care facility.
We will be joined by Naomi Nicholson to discuss the Usher's Island service & their clinical and therapeutic recovery pathways.
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The new rental regulations took effect on March 1st, but what do they mean?
For many people renting in Ireland, understanding these changes can be confusing. Our latest blog goes into more detail on the basic things any renter needs to know about the new regulations.
🔗 www.simon.ie/what-the-new...
Our celebration of women this #IWD26 must be grounded in honesty about who is being left behind.
In Ireland and across the EU, homelessness is affecting women in often unseen ways.
In our latest blog we explore the intersectionality of women experiencing homelessness 👇
www.simon.ie/the-thousand...
Mini Marathon registrations go live at 11am!
Places are expected to fill up quickly so don't miss out 🏃♀️
We would love for you to take part and join Team Simon in our work to tackle homelessness 💛
🔗 www.simon.ie/fundraising/...
Listen to the latest episode in our SJI Interview Series, where we speak with Ber Grogan, Executive Director of @simoncommunity.bsky.social, and Carol Baumann, CEO of the Galway Simon Community about their recent report, Older Adult #Homelessness in #Ireland - www.socialjustice.ie/article/soci...
Join us for our upcoming #SimonTalks webinar on Usher's Island, Dublin Simon Community's low threshold health & addiction care facility.
We will be joined by Naomi Nicholson to discuss the Usher's Island service & their clinical and therapeutic recovery pathways.
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The Government’s current plan is failing single adults, with potentially long-term impacts on their mental & physical wellbeing.
While the new Housing Plan has a welcome focus on children & family homelessness, we cannot allow for single adults to be by-passed when investing in solutions.
17,112 people living in emergency accommodation.
Since January 2025, the data shows a staggering increase of 1,826 people in emergency accommodation.
It is unacceptable that this crisis is deepening, particularly among single adults who are the largest cohort in emergency beds.
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A group of women and girls pose together, some with their dogs, smiling before they go for their run. They are wearing Simon Communities of Ireland t-shirts. Photo reads: Join Team Simon. Women's Mini Marathon, Dublin City Centre. 12:30PM on the 31st May 2026.
Lace up and get ready! 🏃♀️
Registration for the VHI Women's Mini Marathon opens next Wednesday & we’d love you to run or walk with SCI 💛
By joining our team, you’ll be raising funds to support our work in ending homelessness.
📅 Mark your calendar! Registration opens 4th March be ready to sign up!
Our Executive Director, Ber Grogan, receiving a €25000 cheque pitchside at Croke Park.
Through this partnership, we’ll harness the power and reach of the GAA to raise awareness of homelessness, challenge stigma, and support more people to secure a safe place to call home 🏠
Here’s to the impact we can make together in 2026! 💛
Our Executive Director, Ber Grogan, and our Head of Strategic Giving, Nicola Byrne, stand together pitchside at Croke Park. Ber is wearing a pink suit with a Simon Community T-shirt. Both are smiling and pointing to the logo.
We’re incredibly proud to share that Simon Communities of Ireland has been named an Official Charity Partner of the GAA! 🏐
We’re honoured to stand alongside fellow charity partners, Cancer Fund for Children, Engaging Dementia, & AsIAm, as we work together to strengthen communities across Ireland 🤝
One of the levers available to Government is the enforcement of regulations around short-term lets. This could potentially bring thousands of properties back into the market, particularly in the West of Ireland 🏠
🔗 Read the latest report: www.simon.ie/e-publicatio...
Our latest Locked Out of the Market report shows just how stark the reality is for people who rely on HAP 🏘️
There were no HAP properties available in 10 of the 16 areas studied.
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Consider supporting the Simon Communities of Ireland as we advocate and campaign for more effective policies and legislation regionally, nationally and at European level.
Donate now 💛
www.simon.ie/donate/
Each year, there is typically a reduction in December figures due to the Christmas period. This decrease often reflects people being temporarily offered respite by friends or family.
Although the figures are lower than the previous report, this still marks an increase of 12.6% since December 2024.
Black and white photo of a child’s toy bunny sits scattered amongst other toys. Yellow text overlays the image reading: 16,734 People in emergency homeless accommodation.
16,734 people were living in emergency accommodation in December 2025, including 5,188 children 📉
While any reduction in homelessness is welcome, it must be sustained, continuous and on a larger scale. There are serious concerns that numbers are set to rise again in the coming months.
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Missed out on our latest #SimonTalks webinar with Conor O'Toole?
Our discussion on the Economic & Housing Outlook has been uploaded to YouTube 👇
youtu.be/FsKa8nZIUd4
Join us at 10am on Tuesday 27th for our first #SimonTalks webinar of the year! 💻
There is still time to register 👇
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
We were honoured to have you joining us to launch this report. Go raibh míle maith agat a Uachtaráin 💛
Today, President Connolly officially launched the Simon Communities of Ireland ‘Older Adult Homelessness in Ireland’ report on older people retiring into homelessness, at the University of Galway
📸 Mike Shaughnessy
