Work on a new balcony garden for our Hostel residents is coming along nicely. A huge thank you to the Community Foundation for Ireland in helping to purchase a range of garden furniture, pots and plants and to one of our green-fingered Hostel residents for making it such a colourful and welcoming space. We hope […]
The Trust was delighted to welcome Sir Alex Markham, Chairman of the Lister Institute, to see first hand the work of the Iveagh Hostel and the major contribution it makes to alleviating homelessness in Dublin. Like the Trust, the Lister Institute, or the British Institute of Preventive Medicine as it was first called, benefitted from […]
There was a great turn out on our Kevin Street Estate for our first ever Street Feast – Ireland’s annual day for street parties and community get-togethers. A huge thank you to all the residents and staff that came along and made the event so successful. We’re looking forward to next year already! Special thanks […]
The Trust would like to extend a huge thank you to the staff of Diageo Ireland who raised €5000 to support the Iveagh Hostel at their Christmas table quiz. Presenting the cheque to Hostel Manager Kevin Byrne, Breffni O’Reilly, Programme Director at St. James’s Gate, took a tour of the Hostel to see first hand […]
A huge thank you to all at the very impressive Bord Gáis Energy Theatre for making our latest tenant outing possible. A great crowd of over 54 tenants from our Kevin Street, Bull Alley & Moyne House Estates thoroughly enjoyed the magic and mystique of the Cirque Berserk production – as they say themselves, it’s not just […]
The Iveagh Trust, one of Ireland’s leading housing charities, owns and manages circa 1,400 units of accommodation across 7 estates in Dublin City and suburbs. The Trust provides accommodation for the full range of housing needs as well as a large hostel for homeless men and is currently expanding the service it provides in Dublin […]
Tenants from Moyne House have won first prize in the community category of the inaugural Christmas Tree festival at St Patrick’s Cathedral. Sourcing the right materials involved trips to Carlow and “lots of mugs of tea” said Margaret Cowell, one of the green fingered tenants living at Moyne House. “I am delighted that we played […]
The Iveagh Trust and Gannon Homes are delighted to welcome An Taoiseach & the Minister for Housing today, to unveil a foundation stone in the presence of Ardmhéara Mícheál Mac Donncha, marking the construction of 84 new social homes in Clongriffin, Dublin today. This scheme is one of the largest Part V developments to come […]
RTE archives provided us with a nice reminder that our Mount Anthony Estate at Rathmines, Dublin, was officially opened 55 years ago – on this day – in 1962. Their wonderful on-line archive has released footage, captured for their “Broadsheet” programme. Originally Mount Anthony contained 40 bedsit type units, today, it’s a thriving community, providing […]
The Board of Trustees of the Iveagh Trust held their final meeting of the year at the community room in Annamore Court today. Trustees were delighted to have the opportunity to meet & chat with so many of our new tenants there afterwards and witness first hand how the new community is beginning to establish […]
