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Mission Statement

Focus Ireland are driven by the fundamental belief that homelessness is wrong. They work with people who need support to avoid becoming homeless and who need help to end their experience of homelessness and move into a safe and secure home. From the very beginning, their work has been rooted in deep listening to people, learning about the problems and risks they face and pointing to where the solutions lie. 

We’re sleeping out against homelessness

On October 11, Bill Henry, Matt Canty, Alexander Franke, Saswatee Banerjee, Athira Pichakassery Hari and Ailish Murphy will be stepping a little further outside of their comfort zones – by sleeping out to raise awareness and funds for the fight against homelessness.

We are proud to be joining a team of dedicated colleagues for Focus Ireland’s Shine A Light sleep out, proudly supported by Bord Gáis Energy. Why? Because homelessness is a critical issue that demands our attention, and because business leaders have a responsibility to be active participants in the communities we serve.

Homelessness is a complex issue with no easy solutions. Yet, it's a serious problem affecting communities across the country. We keep reaching record breaking figures on the number of people experiencing homelessness, which includes over 4,000 children. This is unacceptable.

While a one-night sleep out is certainly not the same, it offers a glimpse into the vulnerability and hardship faced by thousands of people in Ireland without a safe and secure home.

We believe in leading by example. By participating in this event, we hope to inspire others to get involved to raise funds to support vital homeless services. Please show your support by donating to our fundraising page: every contribution, big or small, gets us closer to creating a future where everyone has a safe place to call home.

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Completed Sleepout

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50% of Fundraising Target

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Increased Fundraising Target

Thank you to our Sponsors

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Berthold Hahn

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Anonymous

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Henry Family

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Vincent Brennan

Good luck and well done to all, I really appreciate you shining a light on this important issue.

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Anonymous

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Matt Canty

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Moises Jezzini

Good luck and Well done team Meta uled

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Kate K.

Great team, great cause

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Liam And Esther Wall

Well done everyone !

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Richard Casey

Matt and Team, Good luck on the night out. Thank you for doing this.

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Joe O'keeffe

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Maria Henry

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John Curley

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Dalton's Ballyneety

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Eileen Murphy

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Kitty & Celine

Best of luck Mattie and team Meta From Kitty & Celine

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Dan Mannix

Fair play Bill, best of luck!

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John Boyle

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Patrick O Donnell

Nice and Cool Bill

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Matt Canty

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Eoghan Murphy

Well done Bill, great effort for a great cause!

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Pat Mcloughlin

Don't forget the woolly socks.

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Dermot Dalton

Best of luck Bill

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Shabnam Dadgostar

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Gearoid Fox

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Mairead Heavey

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Sharkey Family

Good luck Bill

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Camerons

Well done Bill and everyone involved on such a cold night as well...makes us realise how lucky we are.

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Donogh Courtney

Some langer......

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Brian Tiernan

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Brian O Sullivan

Fair play Bill - I hope it at least stays dry for ye.

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Rory Heavey

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Andy

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Shane Heavey

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Neil Murphy

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Sinead Heavey

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Mary Heavey

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Erik O

The rumours of ghosts in the ruins is probably not true...

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Sean Barrett

Well done Bill, worthy cause !

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Gareth Fishlock

Good luck, a great cause.

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Dan Keyes

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Maria O'sullivan

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Anonymous

well done to the Cork team

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The Gately’s

Well done Bill

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Alan Nott

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Anonymous

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