Depaul’s ‘Home for Christmas’ Appeal Calls on the Nation to Help Rebuild Lives as Homelessness Figures Reach Record High - 17/11/2025

As we approach Christmas and the prospect of warm fires, gifts, good food and time off to spend with loved ones, it’s easy to forget those who may not have a home for Christmas. Through the ‘Home for Christmas’ campaign, Depaul urges the people of Ireland to build hope and help provide the foundations for a real home for those living in emergency homelessness accommodation for months or years on end. Through their 43 services on the island of Ireland, Depaul provides safe accommodation, wraparound mental health and addiction supports and stability for 800 people every night, who would otherwise have nowhere to go. The aspiration of a long-term home is the long-term hope for every one of Depaul’s service users. Every donation will directly support Depaul’s frontline work across Ireland: helping to provide beds, nourishing meals and emergency care in the short term, and funding the long-term supports so that people experiencing homelessness this Christmas can move into secure, independent housing.Director of Services and Development Depaul, Dermot Murphy, joined us on The Agenda this morning to talk to us about this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.