Simon Communities of Ireland

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Working with people experiencing homelessness & housing insecurity. Registered Charity Number: 20020125

Reads: 17,447 people in emergency accommodation. In the background, photo of a young man with his hand to his forehead as he sits in a public space.
Seeking Research Participants. If you are interested in taking part, email Julia Corey at julia.corey@simoncommunity.com. We are looking to speak with people who have experience working with, or in the area of, older adults with disabilities who are experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity to take part in a focus group discussion. Participation involves: Taking part in one online focus group discussion (via Zoom/Teams). Approximately 1 hour. Happening in June/July. Data will be anonymised. About the research: We want to better understand the challenges adults with disabilities over the age of 55 face with: Finding and keeping a safe home, How easy or hard it is to use housing and homelessness services, What changes are needed to improve support. This research is being conducted by the University of Galway in conjunction with the Simon Communities of Ireland. It is funded by the National Disability Authority.
Ber holds her VHI Women's Mini Marathon 2026 medal as she walks through the crowd. She is smiling up at the camera wearing a Simon Communities of Ireland TShirt.
Black and white background of pedestrians walking down a path. Text reads 17,548 people in emergency homeless accommodation.
Graphic reads: #SimonTalks. Adam Boyle, Solicitor, Mercy Law Resource Centre. Know your rights: Overcoming obstacles to housing and homeless services. 25th May 2026. 10AM to 11AM.
Ber Grogan, SCI's Executive Director, with Frances Black and Kirsten Hewitt. They all stand in the doorway of a Simon Community NI service, smiling at the camera.
In yellow text: 17,517 people in emergency homeless accommodation. In the background, the Simon Communities of Ireland logo and a black and white image of a rural irish town.
A group of women and girls pose together, some with their dogs, smiling before they go for their run. They are wearing Simon Communities of Ireland t-shirts. Photo reads: Join Team Simon. Women's Mini Marathon, Dublin City Centre. 12:30PM on the 31st May 2026.
Our Executive Director, Ber Grogan, receiving a €25000 cheque pitchside at Croke Park.
Our Executive Director, Ber Grogan, and our Head of Strategic Giving, Nicola Byrne, stand together pitchside at Croke Park. Ber is wearing a pink suit with a Simon Community T-shirt. Both are smiling and pointing to the logo.
Black and white photo of a child’s toy bunny sits scattered amongst other toys. Yellow text overlays the image reading: 16,734 People in emergency homeless accommodation.
A headshot of Conor O'Toole is in the top left corner. Rest of graphic reads Conor O'Toole, Associate Research Professor, ESRI. Ireland's Economic & Housing Market Outlook. Risks and Opportunities in 2026. 27th January 2026. 10am - 11am.
A black and white photo of a woman looking out a window with a worried expression on her face. Text over the photo reads: 16996 people in emergency accommodation, November 2025.
Johnny O'Rourke, Ber Grogan and Mick Price all smile to the camera. The photo was taken at the Annual Report Launch 2024, they all hold reports in their hands.
The silhouettes of pots, pans, teacup and a teapot against a yellow background. There is an image of an older person drinking tea within the silhouette of the teapot. Graphic reads: Older Adult Homelessness in Ireland, 19th January 2026. Aula Maxima, University of Galway.
Hugh Wallace stands in the centre front of the photo, framed by 4 others including SCI's former Chairperson, Mick Price, and SCI's former Executive Director, Wayne Stanley. All 5 are holding pieces of art.
Black and white photo of a concerned woman in the background with a yellow boarder and text. Reads 16,766 people in emergency homeless accommodation, October 2025.
Simon Week 2025 poster: events in Cork, Limerick & Galway (22–26 Sept), tackling homelessness. Sponsored by Cash & Carry Kitchens. Poster features a stylized illustration of a young man surrounded by imagery of tents pitched in the street.
Text reads 249 over 65s in emergency homeless accommodation in June 2025. Photo of a black and white terraced residential street in the background.
Text reads 15915 people in emergency homeless accommodation in June 2025. Photo of a black and white terraced residential street in the background.
Quote from Nathan, a Cork Simon Service User, regarding his experience: “Most of the time you ring a place, it’s gone. You get fed up of every day doing it and then you just give up for a while; depressed out of me head. You just can’t get out of it [homelessness].”