Housing

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has condemned the latest rise in monthly homeless numbers as confirmation that the government is continuing to fail to address the housing emergency. The figures for the month of January show 17,112 amount of people suffering homelessness including 5,319 children...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has condemned the latest rise in monthly homeless numbers as further evidence of government failure to address the housing emergency. The figures for the month of October show 16,766 amount of people suffering homelessness including 5,274 children. Responding to...

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions has described the Government’s new Housing Plan as “old wine in a new bottle”. Responding to the publication of the plan Congress Campaigns Officer for the Raise the Roof Campaign Paul Gavan said “Overall, this plan is a huge disappointment. “There are some welcome...

The Raise the Roof campaign will hold a rally outside Leinster House on Tuesday, June 17th at 6pm, calling for urgent government action on Ireland's housing and homelessness crisis. The rally is timed to coincide with a Private Members Motion tabled by Opposition parties in the Dáil, and will...

Coalition calls for affordable housing solutions as Cork workers face unprecedented housing crisis A broad coalition of trade unions, civil society groups, and political parties will march through Cork city on June 21st to demand urgent government action on the deepening housing crisis. The...

Join us for the Rally for Unity and Hope ! 23rd November, 1pm Larkin Statue, O’Connell St, Dublin 1 The trade union movement is built on the simple idea of uniting working people to stand stronger together, both at home and abroad. We believe that people, no matter who they are or where they were...