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Search words: education Cillian Murphy launches awareness campaign on homelessness for Focus Ireland
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Monday February 23, 2004 16:56 by Roughan Mac Namara - Focus Ireland rmcnamara at focusireland dot ie 9-12 High Street, Dublin 8 01 8815 900
ACTOR CILLIAN MURPHY HELPS LAUNCH MAJOR PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN FOR FOCUS IRELAND TO HIGHLIGHT THE GROWING PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS The awareness campaign uses an innovative twist on the concept of tourism plaques marking where famous people once lived by using the names of homeless people instead and showing examples of places they lived on the street. The campaign - devised by Chemistry Advertising - will feature billboards, press adverts and over 100 replica plaques will be put up for a short period over the coming week. |
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Jump To Comment: 1 2Yes, the Government are slack regarding the homeless situation in Ireland.
Focus and other organisations are the social conscience trying to address an issue that merits immediate attention.
I would like to suggest that Mr. McCreevy introduce innovative tax incentives that would encourage those with money, assets, property, etc. to contribute to those without support via agencies like focus.
As for the Catholic Church. If one travels to Europe, Churches remain open and there provide a haven, late into the evening - what has happened in Ireland?
I heart that the Catholic Church in Toyko has been converted in such a way to provide accommodation for the homeless.
In the 1930's and 1940's Archbishop McQuaid built Churches in Dublin that are now vacant. We need serious think tanks to utilise space productively and not have property assets with no purpose.
Ideas ought to abound
Michelle Clarke
Giving a homeless person a room or a flat or a house is not necessarily a panacea for homelessness. It is difficult to live alone. Substandard buildings or a rough environment can lead to drink and depression. There needs to be some kind of developmental strategy in place, too, to answer the individual's homelessness problem