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COPE Galway and Simon Galway are two of over 170 organisations benefitting from the latest round of RTÉ Toy Show Grants, made possible by the generosity of the annual television spectacle.

On July 1, Ireland takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the next six months, and for the first time, housing will sit near the top of that agenda. That is not a coincidence, and it is not just an Irish story. Across Europe, the conversation about housing shortages has shifted. It is no longer framed primarily as a social issue. It is now being framed as an economic competitiveness issue, and that change in framing is hugely significant.

Councillor Helen Ogbu, Labour’s candidate in the Galway West by-election, has said the record levels of child homelessness must be treated as an emergency, following the latest figures showing more than 5,400 children now living in emergency accommodation throughout the country.

For years, Ireland’s housing crisis has been defined as much by planning constraints as by supply shortages. But recent policy signals suggest a notable shift in thinking; one that could finally move the system from restricting housing solutions to enabling them.

For years, Ireland’s housing crisis has been defined as much by planning constraints as by supply shortages. But recent policy signals suggest a notable shift in thinking; one that could finally move the system from restricting housing solutions to enabling them.

There has been some encouraging news on the national housing front in recent weeks. New home commencements rose sharply in January, increasing by 73 per cent to just over 2,000 units. On paper, this looks like the kind of momentum the housing market has been waiting for, but it remains to be seen if this impetus can be sustained.

A Clare man with no work history was advised that if he acquired a job he might be better in a position to take himself and his family out of the homeless situation they found themselves in.

As the homelessness crisis in Galway and across the West continues to intensify, 51 business leaders are this week preparing to spend a night on Shop Street to raise essential funds for COPE Galway’s Homeless Services.

A homeless man who broke into an empty house on College Road in Galway because he had nowhere to sleep was sentenced to six months in prison when he appeared before Galway District Court this week.

COPE Galway has described Budget 2026 as a missed opportunity that fails to meet the scale of Ireland’s social challenges, particularly in addressing the worsening homelessness crisis.