Niamh Murphy | University College Cork (original) (raw)
Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship awardee.
My PhD research will examine the ways that the working environment and conditions of Irish local authority housing staff impact upon the process of assessment of people who present as homeless.
Supervisors: Prof. Cathal O'Connell and Joseph Finnerty
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With the aim of ending long-term homelessness and the need to sleep rough in Ireland, a range of ... more With the aim of ending long-term homelessness and the need to sleep rough in Ireland, a range of homeless policy changes have been made since 2008, most notably in the Dublin area. This paper sets out to analyse these changes in the context of homelessness models and attempts to place Ireland within this spectrum of services. The new policy will be critiqued in relation to research on these models and their positive and/or negative effects on shortening the homeless 'careers' of the most vulnerable homeless people. As the restructuring of services in Dublin is still underway, the full effects will not be evident for a number of years. However, it is possible to make some conclusions and recommendations in relation to the approach currently being implemented, in order to ensure that the most vulnerable benefit from the new services and can obtain and maintain independent homes.
Irish Travellers are one of the most marginalised groups in Ireland today and face considerable b... more Irish Travellers are one of the most marginalised groups in Ireland today and face considerable barriers in accessing suitable accommodation. Yet, very little has been written on their experience of homelessness. This study used a pathways approach to examine the experiences of homeless Travellers, as well as their pathways into and exits out of homelessness. The qualitative research found that for those involved in the study, they faced a multitude of risk factors for entering homelessness, including discrimination in accessing both ‘settled’ and more traditional Traveller accommodation. Their experience of homelessness illustrated how health, both physical and mental, was of major concern to participants and their families. The participants’ life histories illustrated the episodic nature of homelessness, which many experienced a number of times, in a number of different ways. Finally, the research helped in gaining an understanding of the barriers Travellers face in gaining a sustained exit from homelessness.
With the aim of ending long-term homelessness and the need to sleep rough in Ireland, a range of ... more With the aim of ending long-term homelessness and the need to sleep rough in Ireland, a range of homeless policy changes have been made since 2008, most notably in the Dublin area. This paper sets out to analyse these changes in the context of homelessness models and attempts to place Ireland within this spectrum of services. The new policy will be critiqued in relation to research on these models and their positive and/or negative effects on shortening the homeless 'careers' of the most vulnerable homeless people. As the restructuring of services in Dublin is still underway, the full effects will not be evident for a number of years. However, it is possible to make some conclusions and recommendations in relation to the approach currently being implemented, in order to ensure that the most vulnerable benefit from the new services and can obtain and maintain independent homes.
Irish Travellers are one of the most marginalised groups in Ireland today and face considerable b... more Irish Travellers are one of the most marginalised groups in Ireland today and face considerable barriers in accessing suitable accommodation. Yet, very little has been written on their experience of homelessness. This study used a pathways approach to examine the experiences of homeless Travellers, as well as their pathways into and exits out of homelessness. The qualitative research found that for those involved in the study, they faced a multitude of risk factors for entering homelessness, including discrimination in accessing both ‘settled’ and more traditional Traveller accommodation. Their experience of homelessness illustrated how health, both physical and mental, was of major concern to participants and their families. The participants’ life histories illustrated the episodic nature of homelessness, which many experienced a number of times, in a number of different ways. Finally, the research helped in gaining an understanding of the barriers Travellers face in gaining a sustained exit from homelessness.