News Man dies in explosion at Dublin homeless hostelEmergency services attended the scene off Capel Street following reports of a blast inside a Depaul homeless hostel this afternoon
Housing Pressure on McVerry Trust to appear before housing committee after €15 million government bailout Charity told politicians it is not in a position to answer their questions while two statutory investigations remain ongoing
Politics McVerry Trust says it is not in a position to face questions from housing committee over financial turmoilCharity also said it could not discuss a recent €15 million government bailout with TDs as it has not yet met the criteria for the funding
Housing Darragh O’Brien casts doubt over McVerry Trust’s role in future housing projectsHousing minister says ministerial appointments will be made to the board of the embattled homelessness charity
Housing McVerry Trust blocked from disposing of assets without government approvalHousing Minister Darragh O’Brien insists that “urgent” steps are taken to strengthen charity’s financial and governance oversight
News Number of homeless people in Ireland surpasses 13,000 for first timeAlmost 4,000 children are included in the figure
Politics President ‘setting a dangerous precedent’ with political comments, warns top academicProfessor David Farrell says ‘disingenuous’ Michael D needs to be ‘reined in’ over his political utterances
Housing Future of Peter McVerry Trust uncertain as scale of financial problems revealedA series of investigations has been launched into the finances and governance at the troubled charity and its chief executive has resigned and been replaced
Housing Former council boss appointed interim chief executive of Peter McVerry Trust Danny McLoughlin’s appointment comes amid a series of high-level probes into governance and financial matters at the charity
Housing Charities watchdog appoints inspectors to investigate Peter McVerry Trust as crisis deepens Darragh O’Brien, the Minister for Housing, has said the board of charity has “questions to answer” following financial concerns
Housing High-level group established to oversee Peter McVerry Trust’s financial problemsFinances of wider charity sector set to come under scrutiny by homeless executive
Housing Peter McVerry Trust reviewing delivery of social housing after cash flow issues revealedThe move raises questions about the delivery of hundreds of homes after the Peter McVerry Trust had said it would deliver 1,200 social homes by 2025
Housing Homeless oversight body issues correspondence to Dublin city councillors over financial revelations at McVerry TrustApproved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority has appointed inspectors to conduct a statutory investigation of PMVT
Housing McVerry Trust repaying multi-million euro tax debt to Revenue amid financial crisis Last month, the Business Post reported on ‘potential financial issues’ at the homeless charity
Housing Inspectors appointed to investigate Peter McVerry TrustLast month, the Business Post reported on ‘potential financial issues’ at the homeless charity
Homelessness PwC probes Peter McVerry Trust’s finances after ‘cashflow problems’Fr Peter McVerry says finances are ‘solid’ as an independent audit has been launched into financial and governance matters at the charity
BP Exclusive Revealed: ‘Potential financial issues’ discovered at Peter McVerry TrustThe Department of Housing has been alerted and said it understands that an independent auditor has been appointed to the charity
Housing Homelessness hits record high of 12,600 peopleHousing minister Darragh O’Brien described situation as “very challenging”
Refugees Varadkar: We are doing “all we can” to find accommodation for asylum seekersThe Taoiseach said while the refugee crisis was on a scale that “we’ve never experienced in our history”, Ireland would not turn anyone away
Housing Family disputes are a leading cause of Dublin homelessnessNew data suggests 40 per cent of homelessness cases over the winter have been caused by relations breaking down between parents and an adult child