Smart moves to find homes for homeless

Editor’s note Tina-Marie O’Neill Innovative new ideas could transform our approach to the social housing crisis.

Tina-Marie O'Neill

With the social housing crisis featuring so prominently in news last week, our cover story today on Project Ripple – a rapid and cost effective alternative solution to emergency accommodation – couldn't be more timely. The government’s ambitious social housing strategy, launched last week by Minister for the Environment Alan Kelly, could be considered a move in the right direction. However, as more than 3,000 people are without fixed accommodation in Ireland every ...